List of science fiction literature with Messiah figures

List of science fiction literature with Messiah figures is a list of sci-fi novels, short stories and comics in which Messiah figures play a thematic role. In contrast to theological-scientific works or Jesus novels, which deal with the life and teachings of the Messiah Jesus Christ from a religious perspective, sci-fi literature places the messianic theme in the context of the fantastique, such as time travel, space travel, alternative realities, parallel worlds, distant planets with extraterrestrial life, paranormal abilities, futuristic cybernetics, reproductive cloning, etc.

Messiah figures, who are “sometimes depicted unsympathetically as deluded, dishonest, or misinterpreted figures whose doctrines are more harmful that helpful”, are just one aspect of several religious themes that are interpreted in sci-fi literature.

List of sci-fi literature

Bibliography

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• Gabriel McKee: The Gospel According to Science Fiction: From The Twilight Zone to the Final Frontier, Presbyterian Publishing Corporation (The Gospel According To... Series (2007),
• James Frank McGrath: Religion and Science Fiction, Ed. James Clarke & Company (2012)
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• Jim Papandrea: From Star Wars to Superman: Christ Figures in Science Fiction and Superhero Films, Sophia Institute Press (2017)
• Gary Wesley Westfahl: ' (2 volumes), Bloomsbury Publishing (2021)
• Michael Scheibach: Faith, Fallout, and the Future: Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction in the Early Postwar Era, MDPI, in Religions (2021) Bd. 12(7), p. 520 ff.,
• Frank Bosman: Messiah/Christ, p. 167-186 in Caitlin Salomon: Biblical Themes in Science Fiction, Ed. Nicole L. Tilford and Kelly J. Murphy, SBL Press (2023)
• Paul J. Nahin: Time Traveling to Jesus, p. 147–174, in Paul J. Nahin: Holy Sci-Fi! Where Science Fiction and Religion Intersect, Springer (2024),