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	* [[Gorman Burchardt]], ''[[The Second Greatest Story Ever Told]]''		* [[Gorman Burchardt]], ''[[The Second Greatest Story Ever Told]]''
	* [[James Morrow]], ''[[Only Begotten Daughter]]''		* [[James Morrow]], ''[[Only Begotten Daughter]]''
			* [[Glenn Kleier]], ''[[The Last Day]]'' ("Jeza")

	==Jesus versus Christianity==		==Jesus versus Christianity==

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	'''Christianity''' has been depicted in SF many, many times. Common uses include:		'''Christianity''' has been depicted in SF many, many times. Common uses include:

	; '''Background Christianity~~'''~~		=='''Background Christianity==
	: Any work that takes place in a setting analogous to an Earth setting in which Christianity is common may include Christianity and religious faith as part of the general background.		: Any work that takes place in a setting analogous to an Earth setting in which Christianity is common may include Christianity and religious faith as part of the general background.


	; Christian [[allegories]] or [[metaphysics]]		==Christian [[allegories]] or [[metaphysics]]==
	* [[C. S. Lewis]]' [[Narnia]] books)		* [[C. S. Lewis]]' [[Narnia]] books)

			==Christianity as cultural mythology==

	~~; Christianity as cultural mythology~~		===motifs, rituals, etc.===
			Use of ideas popularly associated with Christianity, without particular religious perspectives;
	: Use of ideas popularly associated with Christianity, without particular religious perspectives;		* the use of the cross to ward off [[vampire]]s)
	* ~~e.g.,~~ the use of the cross to ward off [[vampire]]s);		* [[exorcism]]s
	* [[exorcism]]s;		* ''[[The Collector]]'' (selling soul to the devil)

			===supernatural hierarchies===
	: Use of Christian supernatural hierarchy in some fantasy creation that semi-parallels Christianity but is really different		: Use of Christian supernatural hierarchy in some fantasy creation that semi-parallels Christianity but is really different
	* ~~e.g.,~~ [[Anne Bishop]]'s [[Black Jewels series]];		* [[Anne Bishop]]'s [[Black Jewels series]];
	* [[Lyda Morehouse]]'s ''[[Archangel Protocol]]'')		* [[Lyda Morehouse]]'s ''[[Archangel Protocol]]''
			* ''[[Xena, Warrior Princess]]'' had multiple episodes that alluded to some [[Xenaverse]] version of Judaism, Christianity, and various Christian figures, e.g., the Archangel Michael

			===christianity as story===
	: This may include works which depict or assume some Christian beliefs as correct, but are simply more interested in depicting the struggle in a secular fashion or exploring the story aspects. These works are about core beliefs in Christianity:		: This may include works which depict or assume some Christian beliefs as correct, but are simply more interested in depicting the struggle in a secular fashion or exploring the story aspects. These works are about core beliefs in Christianity:
	* ''[[The Stand]]'' by [[Stephen King]]		* ''[[The Stand]]'' by [[Stephen King]]
	* [[Anne Rice]]'s Jesus series		* [[Anne Rice]]'s Jesus series


			===SFnal explorations of christian events===
	The work may be completely neutral about the core beliefs of Christianity (supernatural figures [[God]] and [[Jesus]]; supernatural features the [[soul]], [[heaven]], [[hell]]), but simply interested in the [[what if]] aspect of it.		The work may be completely neutral about the core beliefs of Christianity (supernatural figures [[God]] and [[Jesus]]; supernatural features the [[soul]], [[heaven]], [[hell]]), but simply interested in the [[what if]] aspect of it.
	* [[Arthur C. Clarke]]'s "The Star" (1955 short story) (Interstellar travelers arrive on a planet and discover that its sun went supernova, destroying its civilization, and that supernova was the "Star of Bethlehem", an aspect of Christian mythology around the birth of Jesus. The story is framed rather neutrally: It accepts the truth of the star, but not necessarily the supernatural claims around it. Christians might choose to believe that God chose to destroy the civilization to send a beacon to Earth's people about Jesus; alternatively, non-Christians might believe that the civilization died and was interpreted by Christians as a sign about Jesus. In the first interpretation, the story acts to consider deep questions about the nature of God, God's plans, the nature of evil (the ends justifying the means); in the second interpretation, the story may be read as a meditation on the interpretation of natural phenomena by primitive people, the nature of religion, the irony of religion. In either reading it may be read as a condemnation of God.)		* [[Arthur C. Clarke]]'s "The Star" (1955 short story) (Interstellar travelers arrive on a planet and discover that its sun went supernova, destroying its civilization, and that supernova was the "Star of Bethlehem", an aspect of Christian mythology around the birth of Jesus. The story is framed rather neutrally: It accepts the truth of the star, but not necessarily the supernatural claims around it. Christians might choose to believe that God chose to destroy the civilization to send a beacon to Earth's people about Jesus; alternatively, non-Christians might believe that the civilization died and was interpreted by Christians as a sign about Jesus. In the first interpretation, the story acts to consider deep questions about the nature of God, God's plans, the nature of evil (the ends justifying the means); in the second interpretation, the story may be read as a meditation on the interpretation of natural phenomena by primitive people, the nature of religion, the irony of religion. In either reading it may be read as a condemnation of God.)

			==[[retellings]] of Judeo-Christian stories==
	~~'''~~ [[retellings]] of Judeo-Christian stories~~'''~~		These may be relatively literal retellings, such as a retelling of the Garden of Eve in the Book of Genesis from [[Lilith]]'s perspective.
	* (e.g., ~~retellings~~ of the Garden of Eve from [[Lilith]]'s perspective
	* ''[[The Red Tent]]'' by [[Anita Diamant]]		* ''[[The Red Tent]]'' by [[Anita Diamant]]
	* ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' by [[Nikos Kazantzakis]]); [[Anne Rice]]'s Jesus stories)		* ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' by [[Nikos Kazantzakis]]); [[Anne Rice]]'s Jesus stories)

			They may also be transformations, as in, what if Jesus were a woman; what if God sent a second child to the modern era.
			* [[Gorman Burchardt]], ''[[The Second Greatest Story Ever Told]]''
			* [[James Morrow]], ''[[Only Begotten Daughter]]''

			==Jesus versus Christianity==
			There's a large number of stories focusing on "what if Jesus were alive today" -- he would be treated as insane, he would be persecuted, etc.
			* ''Godspell'' (1973)

	~~'''~~ [[secret history]] of Christianity~~'''~~		==[[secret history]] of Christianity==
	: These stories may or may not include the supernatural as real. Numerous stories have imagined things like:		: These stories may or may not include the supernatural as real. Note that "secret histories" are necessarily a type of "retelling", insofar as they are telling a story that didn't happen. Numerous stories have imagined things like:
	* Jesus' body being held and concealed by the Catholic Church ([[Elizabeth Peters]]' ''[[The Dead Sea Cipher]]'');		* Jesus' body being held and concealed by the Catholic Church ([[Elizabeth Peters]]' ''[[The Dead Sea Cipher]]'');
	* Jesus' offspring (''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'' by [[Dan Brown]]);		* Jesus' offspring (''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'' by [[Dan Brown]]);
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	~~'''~~Historical Christianity~~'''~~		==Historical Christianity==
	: Alternate histories in particular, and fantasy works set in times that are similar to historical Earth times (e.g., faux-medieval settings) often depict one or more historical variants of Christianity (e.g., Roman Catholicism) or events within Christianity (e.g., the [[Inquisition]])		: Alternate histories in particular, and fantasy works set in times that are similar to historical Earth times (e.g., faux-medieval settings) often depict one or more historical variants of Christianity (e.g., Roman Catholicism) or events within Christianity (e.g., the [[Inquisition]])
	* Inquisition: [[Gael Baudino]] works; ''[[God's Fires]]'' by [[Patricia Anthony]]		* Inquisition: [[Gael Baudino]] works; ''[[God's Fires]]'' by [[Patricia Anthony]]
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	~~'''~~Juxtapositions of Christianity and other religions~~'''~~		==Christianity and other religions==
			Juxtapositions of Christianity and other religions:
	: Critiques of Christianity		: Critiques of Christianity
	* e.g., in opposition to female-oriented paganism in [[Starhawk]]'s ''[[The Fifth Sacred Thing]]''		* e.g., in opposition to female-oriented paganism in [[Starhawk]]'s ''[[The Fifth Sacred Thing]]''
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	~~'''~~Christian dystopias~~'''~~		==Christian dystopias==
	: Some Christian-like religion has created a dystopian society. See [[Christian dystopias and villains]].		: Some Christian-like religion has created a dystopian society. See [[Christian dystopias and villains]].
	* [[Margaret Atwood]]'s ''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' is likeliest the most famous of these		* [[Margaret Atwood]]'s ''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' is likeliest the most famous of these
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	~~'''~~Satires~~:'''~~		==Satires==
	* [[James Morrow]]'s entire oeuvre		* [[James Morrow]]'s entire oeuvre



	*'''Christians institutions in society~~'''~~		==Christians institutions in society==
	: The depiction of Christians or Christian institutions acting in society--no real commentary on the validity or falseness of Christian ideas.		: The depiction of Christians or Christian institutions acting in society--no real commentary on the validity or falseness of Christian ideas.
	* ''[[A Canticle for Leibowitz]]'' by [[Walter M. Miller, Jr.]]		* ''[[A Canticle for Leibowitz]]'' by [[Walter M. Miller, Jr.]]
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	~~'''~~Particular Christians~~'''~~		==Particular Christians==
	: Christianity may often be represented by a particular character who is a Christian. For instance, a sexually repressed Christian, in juxtaposition with a free-wheeling non-Christian. This sort of use can occur in conjunction with almost any of the above uses of Christianity.		: Christianity may often be represented by a particular character who is a Christian. For instance, a sexually repressed Christian, in juxtaposition with a free-wheeling non-Christian. This sort of use can occur in conjunction with almost any of the above uses of Christianity.

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	'''Christian dystopias'''		'''Christian dystopias'''
	: Some Christian-like religion has created a dystopian society		: Some Christian-like religion has created a dystopian society. See [[Christian dystopias and villains]].
	* [[Margaret Atwood]]'s ''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' is likeliest the most famous of these		* [[Margaret Atwood]]'s ''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' is likeliest the most famous of these
	* [[Esther M. Friesner]]'s ''[[The Psalms of Herod]]''		* [[Esther M. Friesner]]'s ''[[The Psalms of Herod]]''
	* [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]'').		* [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]'').
	* See [[Christian dystopias and villains]]


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	: Christians may also just be characters in works that have nothing to do with Christianity--e.g., a monk investigating a mystery.		: Christians may also just be characters in works that have nothing to do with Christianity--e.g., a monk investigating a mystery.

			: See [[Christian dystopias and villains]].

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	* [[Lyda Morehouse]]'s ''[[Archangel Protocol]]'')		* [[Lyda Morehouse]]'s ''[[Archangel Protocol]]'')

	: This may include works which depict Christian ~~eschatology~~ as correct, but are simply more interested in depicting the struggle in a secular fashion		: This may include works which depict or assume some Christian beliefs as correct, but are simply more interested in depicting the struggle in a secular fashion or exploring the story aspects. These works are about core beliefs in Christianity:
	* ~~e.g.,~~ ''[[The Stand]]'' by [[Stephen King]]		* ''[[The Stand]]'' by [[Stephen King]]
			* [[Anne Rice]]'s Jesus series

	~~: It~~ may ~~also include works which depict~~ (and ~~assume~~) ~~Christian beliefs are correct~~, but ~~are~~ simply interested in ~~exploring~~ the ~~story aspects~~		The work may be completely neutral about the core beliefs of Christianity (supernatural figures [[God]] and [[Jesus]]; supernatural features the [[soul]], [[heaven]], [[hell]]), but simply interested in the [[what if]] aspect of it.
	* [[~~Anne Rice~~]]'s Jesus ~~series~~		* [[Arthur C. Clarke]]'s "The Star" (1955 short story) (Interstellar travelers arrive on a planet and discover that its sun went supernova, destroying its civilization, and that supernova was the "Star of Bethlehem", an aspect of Christian mythology around the birth of Jesus. The story is framed rather neutrally: It accepts the truth of the star, but not necessarily the supernatural claims around it. Christians might choose to believe that God chose to destroy the civilization to send a beacon to Earth's people about Jesus; alternatively, non-Christians might believe that the civilization died and was interpreted by Christians as a sign about Jesus. In the first interpretation, the story acts to consider deep questions about the nature of God, God's plans, the nature of evil (the ends justifying the means); in the second interpretation, the story may be read as a meditation on the interpretation of natural phenomena by primitive people, the nature of religion, the irony of religion. In either reading it may be read as a condemnation of God.)


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	'''Satires:'''		'''Satires:'''
	* [[James Morrow]]'s entire oeuvre		* [[James Morrow]]'s entire oeuvre



			*'''Christians institutions in society'''
			: The depiction of Christians or Christian institutions acting in society--no real commentary on the validity or falseness of Christian ideas.
			* ''[[A Canticle for Leibowitz]]'' by [[Walter M. Miller, Jr.]]



			'''Particular Christians'''
			: Christianity may often be represented by a particular character who is a Christian. For instance, a sexually repressed Christian, in juxtaposition with a free-wheeling non-Christian. This sort of use can occur in conjunction with almost any of the above uses of Christianity.

			: Christians may also just be characters in works that have nothing to do with Christianity--e.g., a monk investigating a mystery.



	[[Category:Religion themes]]		[[Category:Religion themes]]

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	* [[Esther M. Friesner]]'s ''[[The Psalms of Herod]]''		* [[Esther M. Friesner]]'s ''[[The Psalms of Herod]]''
	* [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]'').		* [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]'').
			* See [[Christian dystopias and villains]]


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	* [[James Morrow]]'s entire oeuvre		* [[James Morrow]]'s entire oeuvre

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	'''Christianity''' has been depicted in SF many, many times. Common uses include:		'''Christianity''' has been depicted in SF many, many times. Common uses include:

	* Background Christianity - Any work that takes place in a setting analogous to an Earth setting in which Christianity is common may include Christianity and religious faith as part of the general background.		; '''Background Christianity'''
			: Any work that takes place in a setting analogous to an Earth setting in which Christianity is common may include Christianity and religious faith as part of the general background.


	* Christian [[allegories]] or [[~~metaphysical~~]] ~~stories (e.g.,~~ [[C. S. Lewis]]' [[Narnia]] books)		; Christian [[allegories]] or [[metaphysics]]
			* [[C. S. Lewis]]' [[Narnia]] books)


	* Christianity as cultural mythology -- use of ideas popularly associated with Christianity, without particular religious perspectives; e.g., the use of the cross to ward off [[vampire]]s; use of Christian supernatural hierarchy in some fantasy creation that semi-parallels Christianity but is really different (e.g., [[Anne Bishop]]'s [[Black Jewels series]]; [[Lyda Morehouse]]'s ''[[Archangel Protocol]]'')		; Christianity as cultural mythology

			Use of ideas popularly associated with Christianity, without particular religious perspectives;
			* e.g., the use of the cross to ward off [[vampire]]s);
			* [[exorcism]]s;

	* Christian ~~dystopias~~ - ~~Some Christian-like religion has created a dystopian society (~~e.g., [[~~Esther M. Friesner~~]]'s ''[[; [[~~Sheri S. Tepper~~]]'s ''[[~~The Gate to Women's Country~~]]'').		Use of Christian supernatural hierarchy in some fantasy creation that semi-parallels Christianity but is really different
			* e.g., [[Anne Bishop]]'s [[Black Jewels series]];
			* [[Lyda Morehouse]]'s ''[[Archangel Protocol]]'')

			This may include works which depict Christian eschatology as correct, but are simply more interested in depicting the struggle in a secular fashion
			* e.g., ''[[The Stand]]'' by [[Stephen King]]

	* Historical Christianity - Alternate histories in particular, and fantasy works ~~set in times that are similar to historical Earth times (e.g., faux-medieval settings) often~~ depict ~~one or more historical variants of Christianity~~ (~~e.g., Roman Catholicism~~) ~~or events within Christianity (e.g.~~, the [[~~Inquisition~~]])		It may also include works which depict (and assume) Christian beliefs are correct, but are simply interested in exploring the story aspects
			* [[Anne Rice]]'s Jesus series


	* [[retellings]] of Judeo-Christian stories (e.g., retellings of the Garden of Eve from [[Lilith]]'s perspective; ''[[The Red Tent]]'' by [[Anita Diamant]]; ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' by [[Nikos Kazantzakis]]); [[Anne Rice]]'s Jesus stories)		''' [[retellings]] of Judeo-Christian stories'''
			* (e.g., retellings of the Garden of Eve from [[Lilith]]'s perspective
			* ''[[The Red Tent]]'' by [[Anita Diamant]]
			* ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' by [[Nikos Kazantzakis]]); [[Anne Rice]]'s Jesus stories)


	* Juxtapositions of Christianity and other religions - Critiques of Christianity (e.g., in opposition to paganism in [[Starhawk]]'s ''[[The Fifth Sacred Thing]]'' and in [[Marie Jakober]]'s ''[[The Black Chalice]]'') or valorizations of Christianity

			''' [[secret history]] of Christianity'''
			: These stories may or may not include the supernatural as real. Numerous stories have imagined things like:
			* Jesus' body being held and concealed by the Catholic Church ([[Elizabeth Peters]]' ''[[The Dead Sea Cipher]]'');
			* Jesus' offspring (''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'' by [[Dan Brown]]);
			* the role of women in Christianity (''[[The Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein]]'' by [[Theodore Roschach]]).

	* [[~~secret history~~]] ~~of Christianity: Numerous stories have imagined things like Jesus~~' ~~body being held and concealed~~ by ~~the Catholic Church (~~[[~~Elizabeth Peters~~]]' ''[[The ~~Dead Sea Cipher~~]]'')~~; Jesus~~' ~~offspring (~~''[[The ~~Da Vinci Code~~]]'' by [[~~Dan Brown~~]]); the ~~role~~ of ~~women in Christianity (~~''[[The ~~Memoirs~~ of ~~Elizabeth Frankenstein~~]]'' by [[~~Theodore Roschach~~]]). ~~These stories may or may not include supernatural reality~~.
			'''Historical Christianity'''
			Alternate histories in particular, and fantasy works set in times that are similar to historical Earth times (e.g., faux-medieval settings) often depict one or more historical variants of Christianity (e.g., Roman Catholicism) or events within Christianity (e.g., the [[Inquisition]])
			* Inquisition: [[Gael Baudino]] works; ''[[God's Fires]]'' by [[Patricia Anthony]]
			* Witch-burning: Inquisition, above; also [[James Morrow]]'s ''[[The Last Witchfinder]]'' (not SF)


			'''Juxtapositions of Christianity and other religions'''
			Critiques of Christianity
			* e.g., in opposition to female-oriented paganism in [[Starhawk]]'s ''[[The Fifth Sacred Thing]]''
			* in opposition to female-oriented paganism [[Marie Jakober]]'s ''[[The Black Chalice]]'')

			or valorizations of Christianity


			'''Christian dystopias'''
			Some Christian-like religion has created a dystopian society
			* [[Margaret Atwood]]'s ''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' is likeliest the most famous of these
			* [[Esther M. Friesner]]'s ''[[The Psalms of Herod]]''
			* [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]'').


			* '''Satires:'''
			Works which satirize Christianity.
			* [[James Morrow]]

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'''Christianity''' has been depicted in SF many, many times. Common uses include:

* Background Christianity - Any work that takes place in a setting analogous to an Earth setting in which Christianity is common may include Christianity and religious faith as part of the general background.

* Christian [[allegories]] or [[metaphysical]] stories (e.g., [[C. S. Lewis]]' [[Narnia]] books)

* Christianity as cultural mythology -- use of ideas popularly associated with Christianity, without particular religious perspectives; e.g., the use of the cross to ward off [[vampire]]s; use of Christian supernatural hierarchy in some fantasy creation that semi-parallels Christianity but is really different (e.g., [[Anne Bishop]]'s [[Black Jewels series]]; [[Lyda Morehouse]]'s ''[[Archangel Protocol]]'')

* Christian dystopias - Some Christian-like religion has created a dystopian society (e.g., [[Esther M. Friesner]]'s ''[[; [[Sheri S. Tepper]]'s ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]'').

* Historical Christianity - Alternate histories in particular, and fantasy works set in times that are similar to historical Earth times (e.g., faux-medieval settings) often depict one or more historical variants of Christianity (e.g., Roman Catholicism) or events within Christianity (e.g., the [[Inquisition]])

* [[retellings]] of Judeo-Christian stories (e.g., retellings of the Garden of Eve from [[Lilith]]'s perspective; ''[[The Red Tent]]'' by [[Anita Diamant]]; ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' by [[Nikos Kazantzakis]]); [[Anne Rice]]'s Jesus stories)

* Juxtapositions of Christianity and other religions - Critiques of Christianity (e.g., in opposition to paganism in [[Starhawk]]'s ''[[The Fifth Sacred Thing]]'' and in [[Marie Jakober]]'s ''[[The Black Chalice]]'') or valorizations of Christianity

* [[secret history]] of Christianity: Numerous stories have imagined things like Jesus' body being held and concealed by the Catholic Church ([[Elizabeth Peters]]' ''[[The Dead Sea Cipher]]''); Jesus' offspring (''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'' by [[Dan Brown]]); the role of women in Christianity (''[[The Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein]]'' by [[Theodore Roschach]]). These stories may or may not include supernatural reality.

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	; Christianity as cultural mythology		; Christianity as cultural mythology

	Use of ideas popularly associated with Christianity, without particular religious perspectives;		: Use of ideas popularly associated with Christianity, without particular religious perspectives;
	* e.g., the use of the cross to ward off [[vampire]]s);		* e.g., the use of the cross to ward off [[vampire]]s);
	* [[exorcism]]s;		* [[exorcism]]s;

	Use of Christian supernatural hierarchy in some fantasy creation that semi-parallels Christianity but is really different		: Use of Christian supernatural hierarchy in some fantasy creation that semi-parallels Christianity but is really different
	* e.g., [[Anne Bishop]]'s [[Black Jewels series]];		* e.g., [[Anne Bishop]]'s [[Black Jewels series]];
	* [[Lyda Morehouse]]'s ''[[Archangel Protocol]]'')		* [[Lyda Morehouse]]'s ''[[Archangel Protocol]]'')

	This may include works which depict Christian eschatology as correct, but are simply more interested in depicting the struggle in a secular fashion		: This may include works which depict Christian eschatology as correct, but are simply more interested in depicting the struggle in a secular fashion
	* e.g., ''[[The Stand]]'' by [[Stephen King]]		* e.g., ''[[The Stand]]'' by [[Stephen King]]

	It may also include works which depict (and assume) Christian beliefs are correct, but are simply interested in exploring the story aspects		: It may also include works which depict (and assume) Christian beliefs are correct, but are simply interested in exploring the story aspects
	* [[Anne Rice]]'s Jesus series		* [[Anne Rice]]'s Jesus series

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	'''Historical Christianity'''		'''Historical Christianity'''
	Alternate histories in particular, and fantasy works set in times that are similar to historical Earth times (e.g., faux-medieval settings) often depict one or more historical variants of Christianity (e.g., Roman Catholicism) or events within Christianity (e.g., the [[Inquisition]])		: Alternate histories in particular, and fantasy works set in times that are similar to historical Earth times (e.g., faux-medieval settings) often depict one or more historical variants of Christianity (e.g., Roman Catholicism) or events within Christianity (e.g., the [[Inquisition]])
	* Inquisition: [[Gael Baudino]] works; ''[[God's Fires]]'' by [[Patricia Anthony]]		* Inquisition: [[Gael Baudino]] works; ''[[God's Fires]]'' by [[Patricia Anthony]]
	* Witch-burning: Inquisition, above; also [[James Morrow]]'s ''[[The Last Witchfinder]]'' (not SF)		* Witch-burning: Inquisition, above; also [[James Morrow]]'s ''[[The Last Witchfinder]]'' (not SF)
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	'''Juxtapositions of Christianity and other religions'''		'''Juxtapositions of Christianity and other religions'''
	Critiques of Christianity		: Critiques of Christianity
	* e.g., in opposition to female-oriented paganism in [[Starhawk]]'s ''[[The Fifth Sacred Thing]]''		* e.g., in opposition to female-oriented paganism in [[Starhawk]]'s ''[[The Fifth Sacred Thing]]''
	* in opposition to female-oriented paganism [[Marie Jakober]]'s ''[[The Black Chalice]]'')		* in opposition to female-oriented paganism [[Marie Jakober]]'s ''[[The Black Chalice]]'')

	or valorizations of Christianity		: or valorizations of Christianity


	'''Christian dystopias'''		'''Christian dystopias'''
	Some Christian-like religion has created a dystopian society		: Some Christian-like religion has created a dystopian society
	* [[Margaret Atwood]]'s ''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' is likeliest the most famous of these		* [[Margaret Atwood]]'s ''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' is likeliest the most famous of these
	* [[Esther M. Friesner]]'s ''[[The Psalms of Herod]]''		* [[Esther M. Friesner]]'s ''[[The Psalms of Herod]]''
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	* '''Satires:'''		'''Satires:'''
	~~Works which satirize Christianity.~~		* [[James Morrow]]'s entire oeuvre
	* [[James Morrow]]

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