Other Worlds, Other Gods; Adventures in Religious Science Fiction

Farmer, Bradbury, Clarke & other well-known authors explore the eternal & fascinating questions of human origins & purpose in this sf collection.

From a horror story about the worship of machinery to a chilling tale of god achieving his final goal, the 13 selections span a wide range from spine-tingling ESP stories to eerie biblical analogies & pure fantasy. Sometimes chilling, sometimes profound, all of these tales have unusual & exciting theological implications for the future.

Science Fiction & the World of Religion ’71 essay/Mayo Mohs
The Cunning of the Beast ’42 story/Nelson S. Bond
A Cross of Centuries ’58 story/Henry Kuttner
Soul Mate ’59 story/Lee Sutton
The Word to Space ’60 novelette/Poul Anderson [as Winston P. Sanders]
Prometheus [F. Carmody series] ’61 novella/Philip José Farmer
The Nine Billion Names of God ’53 story/Arthur C. Clarke
The Vitanuls ’67 story/John Brunner
Judas ’67 story/John Brunner
The Quest for Saint Aquin ’51 novelette/Anthony Boucher
Balaam ’54 story/Anthony Boucher
Evensong ’67 story/Lester del Rey
Shall the Dust Praise Thee? ’67 story/Damon Knight
Christus Apollo ’69 poem/Ray Bradbury