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Barad, Judith with Ed Robertson 2000 The Ethics of Star Trek. New
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Ellington, Jane (and Joseph W. Critelli). 1983 "Analysis of a Modern Myth.
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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
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Jindra, Michael 2000 "It's About Faith in Our Future: Star Trek Fandom
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Jindra, Michael 1999 "'Star Trek to me is a Way of Life': Fan Expressions
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Kreitzer, Larry 1999 "Suffering, Sacrifice and Redemption: Biblical Imagery
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Linford, Peter 1999 "Deeds of Power: Respect for Religion in Star Trek:
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Voytilla, Stuart 1999 Myth and the movies: Discovering the Mythic Structure
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Wagner, Jon and Jan Lundeen 1998 Deep Space and Sacred Time: Star Trek
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