Christianity and Fandom

Christianity and fandom...
==General==
==Utilized by Purity Control and Censuring==
* Warriors of Innocence
==Specific Fandoms==
===Stargate===
Things that are relevant and had fan reactions:
* The basic premise of Stargate is that most mythological gods (covering almost every pantheon) were actually malevolent aliens using religion to control and enslave ancient civilizations, or else benevolent aliens using religion to fight those other aliens. Although canon understandably shied away from any implication that Jesus of Nazareth might have been an alien using advanced technology to perform his "miracles," many fanworks show Christian characters struggling with what this idea might mean to their faith, for instance Danny Can't Dance by Martha.
* The episode I've forgotten the name of that has Christian mythology instead of Egyptian or anything else.
* The Chaplain series by Fabrisse
===Star Trek===
Some example fanworks:
* Fesarius #5: This issue consists mainly of two novels: one by Leslie Fish and one by Theresa Holmes, on the theme of "What would be the effect of the ST universe if Christ were not an influence?" See Sunset and Evening Star and Difference.
* From Showcase #2: Proof Positive—by Sharon Emily: "By fall, Paula Smith had written a satire on Sharon Emily's story, "Proof Positive." The satire, "100 Proof Positive," appeared in both Menagerie 6 and Warped Space 13 by the year's end. ... her story, "Proof Positive," mixed Star Trek and religion (a difficult task even for more experienced writers). The story was a reprint of a similar story appearing in a more obscure fanzine called The Worksheet. The premise of Sharon's story is that Spock goes back in time to meet a religious figure [Jesus]. In Paula's satire, Spock goes to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus. Paula's satire was funny and well received by many fans; Sharon later commented that she found the satire flattering." from Boldly Writing
* Spirit is a 1978 Star Trek, science fiction, and Star Wars anthology centered on Christian-oriented material. The publisher's ad called it "science fiction for Christians."
* Trekkin' with Jesus was a newsletter produced by a Christian Star Trek club in Texas.
===Forever Knight===
* One of the Forever Knight factions, the Knights of the Cross, was formed by Christian fans of the series so that they could discuss the show from that perspective.
===Kung Fu: The Legend Continues===
From a flyer for Enter the Grasshopper, a Kung Fu: The Legend Continues zine: 
===The Lord of the Rings===
Tolkien himself described his book as a “fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision.”Letter #142 to Robert Murray, S.J., 2 December 1953, in The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien (1981). This in turn attracts many religious fans.
* Amon Sûl is an Eastern Orthodox podcast about The Lord of the Rings and other books by Tolkien, with its own discussion group exclusive to religious adherents
* A Catholic priest's criticism of the book as allegedly pagan, and the subsequent strong backlash against this criticism
===Other Fandoms===
* Highlander-Christians, X-Philes for Christ, Babylon 5 Christians, C-Leapers - the Knights of the Cross faction site calls these "sister groups"
* Christians For Harry Potter was a Harry Potter fansite hosted on FortuneCity circa 2002. Similar communities include the Yahoo! group christians4HP (founded 2002) and the website Christians and Harry Potter (c. 2007)
* Not Of This World is a multifandom archive for Christian-oriented fan fiction
* Christian Fan Fellowship, a fan community
* Spirit, a Star Trek and science fiction zine with an emphasis on Christianity
==Christian Hegemony==
See also: Cultural Imperialism in Fandom
Christian Hegemony is a concept describing the way in which Christianity has become powerfully dominant within global society through the normalisation of its ideas, whether forcefully or otherwise.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_privilege#Christian_hegemony Inevitably, this has affected fandom. Christian culture and traditions are seemingly overwhelmingly centred in fandom, with events such as Christmas being much more of a focus than those of other religions and cultures, and xtian morals and concepts are frequently prevalant within fandom spaces.
Though individual Christian fans can experience personal alienation as a result of their Christianity, and even the religion itself may not be especially explicit in fandom, many of Christianity's core ideals and viewpoints are still present within fandom nevertheless on a wider, bigger and often subconsious scale. These ideas have influenced issues such as fandom purity culture.
==Works==
* Radio Free Thulcandra (sci-fi zine)
* Queer and Disturbing - A Dispatch from the Tolkien Fandom (Tolkien meta)
==Additional Reading==
* A Christian Perspective on Slash Fiction (Jan 2005)
==Links==
* AO3: many here, including Christianity, Christianity Tradition Lore & Folklore, Christian Holidays, Christian Characters
** Denominations of Christianity are not consistently organized on AO3. For example, several Coptic Christianity tags have been synned with more general Christianity tags, while Mennonite and Greek Orthodox tags are unsorted in the "No Fandom" category. Eastern Orthodox and Anabaptism are sorted under "Abrahamic Religions" but not Christianity. Catholic (including subtag "Roman Catholic"), Church of England, and Nondemoninational Christian are sorted under the broader Christianity metatag.
==References==
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