Star Trek and Sacred Ground : Explorations of Star Trek, Religion, and American Culture

Mining the four different television series and the major motion pictures, religious scholars and social scientists look at the portrayal and treatment of religion, the religious and mythic elements, the ritual aspects of the fan following, and the relationship between religion and other issues of contemporary concern. Their topics include the death of god in Who Mourns for Adonais?, death and life mediations, and understanding the Star Trek phenomenon as myth.

Jennifer E. Porter is Assistant Professor of Religion and Modern Culture at Memorial University. Darcee L. McLaren is former Adjunct Professor at McMaster University.