Science Fiction & Faith, Exploring Ray Bradbury’s “The Illustrated Man” ; 3/28/21

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Kevin is producing the service this Sunday which will consider the subject of desire. Using a chapter entitled The Man, from Ray Bradbury’s book The Illustrated Man, along with thoughts from Irish poet John O’Donohue, the opportunity will be offered to explore desire’s divergent paths.

What is your response to science fiction? One angle is considering the genre to be purely fantasy and entertainment without any substance. Another angle is learning that we are using today what was considered fiction or fantasy only several years ago. So is it fantasy or prophecy? How does science fiction continue to provide formation for our lives? How does this genre engage our imaginations to focus and re-focus our energies to enter life experiences to adopt and adapt new ways to encourage better human co-existence? In what ways do we find theological perspective (God; the Divine) in science fiction? These and other questions will be explored during our worship services in March. As this journey unfolds over the next several weeks, be encouraged to find theology imprinted within the science fiction genre. May we all be inspired by the nuggets of wisdom we’ll mine together.

Resources

I Can’t Get No Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones

Dr. Who (Rude and Not Ginger) – first 1:06 of video

I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For by U2 and Bruce Springsteen

Trust in You by Lauren Daigle

Carol Davie suggested during conversation following the service that the ending to The Wizard of Oz fit well with day’s theme. Here is a link for viewing a clip of the ending