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9780761826736

Pink Beams of Light from the God in the Gutter The Science-Fictional Religion of Philip K. Dick

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  • ISBN13:

    9780761826736

  • ISBN10:

    0761826734

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-12-30
  • Publisher: UPA
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List Price: $60.99

Summary

In Pink Beams of Light from the God in the Gutter, Gabriel McKee gives an overview of Dick's religious experiences and his attempts at communicating them in published works, drawing on Dick's fiction as well as his private journals and personal correspondence.

Table of Contents

PREFACE On Religion and Science-Fiction v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi
CHAPTER 1 Anamnesis, 1 Corinthians, and Rocket Ships: Philip K. Dick as Religious Philosopher 1(22)
CHAPTER 2 "A Scanner Darkly": Dick as a Christian Theologian 23(22)
CHAPTER 3 Infinity, Play Again: The Nature and Importance of Dick's Religious Speculations 45(28)
APPENDIX Biographical Notes on Philip K. Dick 73 (4)
WORKS CITED 77 (6)
INDEX 83

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