Star Trek and Religion Bibliography

My research:

 

Porter, Jennifer E. 2010    “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Surak: Star Trek:Enterprise, Anti-Catholicism and the Vulcan Reformation,” in Star Trek as Myth: Essays on Symbol and Archetype at the Final Frontier. Ed. Matthew Wilhelm Kapell.  McFarland Publishing.

 

Porter, Jennifer E. 2007    "All I ever want to be, I learned from Playing Klingon," in Alien Worlds: Social and Religious Dimensions of Extraterrestrial Contact. Ed. Diana G. Tumminia. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 217-236.

 

Porter, Jennifer E. 2004    "Pilgrimage and the IDIC Ethic: Negotiating the Sacred in a Secular Context."    In Intersecting Journeys: Anthropological Perspectives on Pilgrimage and Tourism.  Ed. Sharon Roseman and Ellen Badone.  Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 160-179. 


Porter, Jennifer E. 1999 "To Boldly Go: Star Trek Convention Attendance as Pilgrimage." In Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion and American Culture. Eds. Jennifer E. Porter and Darcee L. Mclaren. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 245-270.

 

McLaren, Darcee L and Jennifer E. Porter 1999 "(Re)Covering Sacred Ground: New Age Spirituality in Star Trek: Voyager,” in  Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Essays on Star Trek, Religion and American Culture   Co-author Darcee L. McLaren.  Ed. J. Porter and D. McLaren. Albany: State University of New York Press, 101-115.


Porter, Jennifer E. and Darcee L. McLaren 1999 Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion and American Culture. Albany: State University of New York Press.

 

Porter, Jennifer E. 2001    “Canon and Ownership in Star Trek.”  Paper presented at the 2001 annual meeting of the Atlantic Classical Association, St. John’s October 2001.

 

Porter, Jennifer E. 2000    “The Apotheosis of Benjamin Sisko, or How Star Trek Came to Accept Religion at Last.”  Paper presented at the 2000 annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association, New Orleans April 2000.

 

Porter, Jennifer E. 1999    “Warriors, Mystics and Other Klingons: Ritual Play in Star Trek Fandom.”  Paper presented at the 1999 annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Boston November 1999.




Other Sources for the study of Star Trek and Religion/Philosophy/Myth


Asa, Robert. 1999 "Classic Star Trek and the Death of God: A Case Study of 'Who Mourns for Adonais?'" In Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion and American Culture. Eds. Jennifer E. Porter and Darcee L. Mclaren. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 33-60.

Atkins, Dorothy 1983 "Star Trek: A Philosophical Interpretation." In The Intersection of Science Fiction and Philosophy: Critical Studies. Ed. Robert E. Myers. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 93-108.

Barad, Judith with Ed Robertson 2000 The Ethics of Star Trek. New York: Perennial HarperCollins Publishers.

Blair, Karen. 1979 "The Garden in the Machine: The Why of Star Trek." Journal of Popular Culture 13(2):310-320.

Blair, Karen. 1977 Meaning in Star Trek. Chambersburg, PA: Anima.

Claus, Peter J. 1976 "A Structuralist Appreciation of Star Trek." In Susan P. Montague and W. Arens, eds. The American Dimension. Port Washington, NY: Alfred Publishing, 15-31.

Ellington, Jane (and Joseph W. Critelli). 1983 "Analysis of a Modern Myth. The Star Trek Series." Extrapolation 24: 241-150.

 

Geraghty, Lincoln (ed.) 2008 The Influence of Star Trek on Television, Film, and Culture. McFarland.

 

Geraghty, Lincoln 2007 Living With Star Trek: American Culture and the Star Trek Universe. I.B. Taurus.

Hanley, Richard 1997 The Metaphysics of Star Trek. New York: Basic Books.

Hark, Ina Rae 1979 "Star Trek and Television's Moral Universe." Extrapolation 20(1):20-37.

James, Nancy E. 1988 "Two Sides of paradise: The Eden Myth According to Kirk and Spock." In Spectrum of the Fantastic. Ed. Donald Palumbo. Westport, CT: Greeenwood Press, 219-223.

Jindra, Michael 2000 "It's About Faith in Our Future: Star Trek Fandom as Cultural Religion." In Religion and Popular Culture. Ed. Bruce David Forbes and Jeffrey H. Mahan. Berkeley/Los Angeles/London: University of California Press, 165-179.

Jindra, Michael 1999 "'Star Trek to me is a Way of Life': Fan Expressions of Star Trek Philosophy." In Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion and American Culture. Eds. Jennifer E. Porter and Darcee L. Mclaren. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 217-230.

Jindra, Michael 1994 "Star Trek Fandom as a Religious Phenomenon." Sociology of Religion 55:27-51.

Kraemer, Ross, William Cassidy and Susan Schwartz 2000 The Religions of Star Trek. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Kreitzer, Larry 1999 "Suffering, Sacrifice and Redemption: Biblical Imagery in Star Trek." In Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion and American Culture. Eds. Jennifer E. Porter and Darcee L. Mclaren. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 139-164.

Lamp, Jeffrey 1999 "Biblical Interpretation in the Star Trek Universe: Going Where Some Have Gone Before." In Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion and American Culture. Eds. Jennifer E. Porter and Darcee L. Mclaren. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 193-214.

Linford, Peter 1999 "Deeds of Power: Respect for Religion in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." In Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion and American Culture. Eds. Jennifer E. Porter and Darcee L. Mclaren. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 77-100.

Littleton, C. Scott. 1989 "Some Implications of the Mythology in Star Trek." Keystone-Folklore 4(1):33-42.

Maher, Ian 1999 "The Outward Voyage and the Inward Search: Star Trek Motion Pictures and the Spiritual Quest." In Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion and American Culture. Eds. Jennifer E. Porter and Darcee L. Mclaren. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 165-192.

McLaren, Darcee 1999 "On the Edge of Forever: Understanding the Star Trek Phenomenon as Myth." In Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion and American Culture. Eds. Jennifer E. Porter and Darcee L. Mclaren. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 231-244.

McLaren, Darcee and Jennifer E. Porter 1999 "(Re)Covering Sacred Ground: New Age Spirituality in Star Trek: Voyager." In Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion and American Culture. Eds. Jennifer E. Porter and Darcee L. Mclaren. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 101-115.

Pearson, Anne Mackenzie 1999 "From Thwarted Gods to Reclaimed Mystery? An Overview of the Depiction of Religion in Star Trek." In Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion and American Culture. Eds. Jennifer E. Porter and Darcee L. Mclaren. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 13-32.

Peterson, Gregory 1999 "Religion and Science in Star Trek: The Next Generation: God, Q, and Evolutionary Eschatology on the Final Frontier." In Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion and American Culture. Eds. Jennifer E. Porter and Darcee L. Mclaren. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 61-76.

Pilkington, Ace G. 1996 "Star Trek V: The Search for God." Literature Film Quarterly 24(2):169-176.

Pilkington, Ace g. 1992 "Star Trek: American Dream, Myth, and Reality." Encyclia 69:65-76.

Porter, Jennifer E. See above!

Reid-Jeffery, Donna 1982 Star Trek: The Last Frontier in Modern American Myth." Folklore and Mythology Studies 6:34-41.

Richards, Thomas 1998 Star Trek in Myth and Legend. London: Orion Books.

Richards, Thomas 1997 The Meaning of Star Trek. New York/London/Toronto/Sydney/Auckland: Doubleday.

Roth, Lane 1987 "Death and Rebirth in 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,'" Extrapolation 28(2):159-66.

Selly, April 1990 "Transcendentalism in Star Trek: The Next Generation." Journal of American Culture 13(1):31-34.

Tyrrell, William B. 1979 "Star Trek's Myth of Science." Journal of American Culture 2(2):288-296.

Tyrell, William B. 1977 "Star Trek as Myth and Television as Myth Maker." Journal of Popular Culture 10: 711-719.

Voytilla, Stuart 1999 Myth and the movies: Discovering the Mythic Structure of 50 Unforgettable Films. Studio City, CA: Michael Wiese Productions.

Wagner, Jon 1999 "Intimations of Immortality: Death/Life Mediations in Star Trek." In Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion and American Culture. Eds. Jennifer E. Porter and Darcee L. Mclaren. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 119-138.

Wagner, Jon and Jan Lundeen 1998 Deep Space and Sacred Time: Star Trek in the American Mythos. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger.

Woods, Louis A. And Gary L. Harmon 1994 "Jung and Star Trek: The coincidentia Oppositorum and Images of the Shadow." Journal of Popular Culture 28(2):169-184.