The Power Of The Force

by David Wilkinson

The Star Wars films are among the great icons of late 20th-century culture, capturing the hearts and imaginations of audiences like no other stories. Millions discovered in them an unexpected sense of understanding and spirituality. David Wilkinson, the author of God, the Big Bang and Stephen Hawking and Alone in the Universe? The X-Files, Aliens and God, explores their remarkable appeal in terms of the great themes expressed in myth and religion throughout human existence. Has George Lucas, in investing his films with these elements hope, evil and redemption, and the belief that there is more to the universe than technology created the basis for a contemporary religion? A thought-provoking book for all seeking insight into this dazzling expression of spirituality.

168 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

David Adam Wilkinson is a British Methodist minister, theologian, astrophysicist and academic. He was the Principal of St John's College, Durham (2006-2023), and is a professor in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University. He remains at St John's College, having been appointed, in September 2023, Director of Equipping Christian Leadership in an Age of Science (ECLAS), an international project based at St John’s College. He is the author of several books on the relationship between science and religion, and a regular contributor to Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4. He has a PhD in astrophysics and is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Reviews

[Rhiannon Grant · Rating 2 out of 5]

An interesting book but which doesn't go into the depth I might have hoped for. It is very dependent on things Lucas has said about his work, and mostly deals with connections with Christianity in a fairly straightforward way.