MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2012011446
003 DLC
005 20120823084051.0
008 120330s2012 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012011446
020 $a9780786465507 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0786465506 (softcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn752073195
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$dYDX$dYDXCP$dBTCTA$dBWX$dTLE$dDLC
050 00 $aPN1992.77.B354$bW48 2012
082 00 $a791.45/72$223
100 1 $aWetmore, Kevin J.,$d1969-
245 14 $aThe theology of Battlestar Galactica :$bAmerican Christianity in the 2004-2009 television series /$cKevin J. Wetmore, Jr.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland,$cc2012.
300 $aix, 209 p. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 $aCreated theologies -- A systematic theology of human religion / the human understanding of God -- a systematic theology of Cylon religion / the Cylon understanding of God -- a systematic theology of the Baltar Cult / the Baltar Cult understanding of God -- Real-world echoes -- Gospels, sins and salvation: the use of Christian terminology in BSG -- "In His own image he created them": creation and falls -- Exile and the remnant: religion of the planetless -- The role of prophets -- Starbuck died, Starbuck Is risen, Starbuck will come again: messiahs and resurrection in BSG -- Cylon messiah, human Judas: Baltar, betrayal and redemption -- From Patmos to Caprica: battlestar apocalyptica -- Conclusion: The plan -- Epilogue: The theology of Caprica; or, why parents don't always look like their children -- Appendix I: Episode list -- Appendix II: Glossary.
520 $a"Over 87 episodes and two television movies, the series' narrative arc explores meanings of salvation, prophecy, exile, apocalypse, resurrection, and messianism, and clearly demonstrates the working of a divine will in a material world. It offers a systematic theology for each of Battlestar Galactica's invented religions and surveys echoes of American Christianity and theology in the groundbreaking series"--Provided by publisher.
630 00 $aBattlestar Galactica (Television program : 2003)
630 00 $aBattlestar Galactica (Television program : 2004-2009)
650 0 $aTelevision broadcasting$xReligious aspects$xChristianity.
650 0 $aTelevision broadcasting$zUnited States.