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What Can Be Found in Lost: Insights on God and the Meaning of Life from the Popular TV Series
by
John Ankerberg,
Dillon Burroughs (Goodreads Author)
What can Christians learn from one of the most popular TV series of all time?
In its first season, LOST averaged 15.5 million viewers per episode. The show features a cast that struggles with the eternal issues of identity, conflict, relationships, and spirituality. Though the show does not have a Christian foundation or theme, there is much believers can learn about socia
...morePaperback, 173 pages
Published
December 1st 2007
by Harvest House Publishers
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I was first attracted to this book last year, when I was becoming more and more interested in the deeper meaning of LOST, whether that be the philosophical meaning, religious meaning or so on. I'm not religious myself, but I've always been very interested in every religion and they way they think and operate.
I think that the chapters of the book were separated well, and I enjoyed the sections on theories and research. I found the Appendices very useful, and it allowed me to further...more
I think that the chapters of the book were separated well, and I enjoyed the sections on theories and research. I found the Appendices very useful, and it allowed me to further...more
As a born again believer and avid "LOST" fan, I was interested in reading this book as soon as I heard about it. Tackling subjects popular on the show, among them the significance of numbers and views on the afterlife, this book explores what the show presents and then how it stacks up with what the Bible says. There are lots of quotes and facts from the show sprinkled in every chapter. It is notable, however, that this book was published after the third season and therefore only cover...more
Not bad. I found this book at a second-hand store for $1.00 and thought that if anything, it would make for a good break room read (the place where I work has over 300 employees, and consequently the break room always has like 20 people sitting and talking loudly, making it difficult to read serious fiction during my break). I was pleasantly amused by the book, because it refreshed my memory regarding things that happened in Seasons 1-3, and it has been years since I've watched those seasons, so...more
I got this book being a huge LOST fan and it was such a great read about the deeper spiritual references the show protrayed!!! I loved how it covered a variety of different religions and not just Christian. This only covers seasons 1-3 and I hope they write a sequel for the final 3 seasons.
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I think the authors do a great job taking the elements of Lost that point to a higher power and put meaning behind it. I think it is a must for all Lost fans.
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John F. Ankerberg (born Dec 1945) is the host of a nationally syndicated evangelical Christian television talk show. The show is broadcast from Chattanooga, Tennessee via satellite and highlights contemporary Christian viewpoints and debates among well known Christian scholars.
Ankerberg holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Luther Rice Seminary and is an ordained Baptist minister. He ...more
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