Star Trek

How a game designer turned Jesuit ended up writing about space religion

By Bob Smietana — November 21, 2023
(RNS) — In writing one of Starfield’s religions, Shane Liesegang drew on his studies as a Jesuit priest in training.

The sins of our gun-obsessed society are being visited on our children (Resend)

By Jonathan Perlman — June 13, 2023
(RNS) — Our children need their grownups to fight to make their homes and schools safe.

How the ‘Harry Potter’ books are replacing the Bible as millennials’ foundational text

By Tara Isabella Burton — April 25, 2019
(RNS) — Engagement with the Potter texts online brought millions to the World Wide Web, which in turn has indelibly shaped our approach to self and belief.

‘Star Trek’ resistance is futile, even in the Vatican

By David Gibson — September 8, 2016
(RNS) A writer for the pope's newspaper praises the famous show on its 50th anniversary -- but more for its ethical message than its artistic accomplishment.

Nick Sagan on ‘Cosmos,’ Carl, and his “strange childhood”

By Chris Stedman — March 16, 2014
Carl Sagan's son Nick talks with RNS about his father's impact, memories from his "strange" and "surreal" childhood, the new "Cosmos," and what it was like to record a greeting for potential extraterrestrials at six years old.
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