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Introduction: An Epistle to the Curious Michael Bishop xiii
The Man Ray Bradbury 1
Author's Commentary 16
Early Marvels Romulus Linney 17
Author's Commentary 26
Miriam Noni Tyent 29
Editor's Commentary 34
Friends in High Places Jack McDevitt 35
Author's Commentary 45
Behold the Man Michael Moorcock 47
Author's Commentary 110
Sequel on Skorpios Michael Bishop 113
Author's Commentary 117
Shimabara Karen Joy Fowler 119
Author's Commentary 130
The Pale, Thin God Mike Resnick 133
Author's Commentary 136
The Inquisitor General Fyodor Dostoyevsky 139
Editor's Commentary 155
The Sin of Jesus Isaac Babel 159
Editor's Commentary 164
The Detective of Dreams Gene Wolfe 165
Author's Commentary 186
The Gospel According to Mark Jorge Luis Borges 189
Editor's Commentary 195
Ragman Walter Wangerin Jr. 197
Editor's Commentary 201
Christus Destitutus Bud Webster 203
Author's Commentary 214
Slow Dancing with Jesus Gardner Dozois Jack Darm 217
Authors' Commentaries 222
On the Road to New Egypt Jeffrey Ford 225
Author's Commentary 237
Understanding Entropy Barry Malzberg 239
Author's Commentary 244
Murmur's Laws Jack Slay Jr. 247
Author's Commentary 260
The Coming of Christ the Joker George Zebrowski 263
Author's Commentary 286
Passion John M. Williams 287
Author's Commentary 327
Lignum Crucis Paul Di Filippo 329
Author's Commentary 340
Touring Jesus World Gregory Frost 343
Author's Commentary 354
Cross Carriers Bruce Holland Rogers 355
Author's Commentary 363
A Cross of Centuries Henry Kuttner 365
Commentary Frederik Pohl 381
Editor's Commentary 381
The Selfish Giant Oscar Wilde 383
Contributors 389
Recommended Reading 403
Permissions Acknowledgments 409
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Thomas Goodman
reviewed A Cross of Centuries: Twenty-Five Imaginative Tales about the Christ on August 14, 2011
A Cross of Centuries: Twenty-Five Imaginative Tales about the Christ
I picked this up dirt cheap after Scott Danielson told me that Jesse Willis brought it to his attention. Editor Michael Bishop is a Christian but is interested here in presenting stories by believers and unbelievers alike, as long as the stories are good ones. Therefore, this is a collection of pieces by some of the most celebrated science fiction authors around including Ray Bradbury, Michael Moorcock, and Gene Wolfe. When any of the authors fall far out of line with Christian thinking it is because they don't understand the basic underpinnings of the faith or simply outright reject them for reasons of their own. However, the stories are generally quite good.
As with many short story anthologies showcasing a wide variety of authors, it's hard to give a five-star rating because individual taste varies so much. From my perspective as a science fiction fan I could appreciate the skill that went into the work included. From my perspective as a Christian, some of the stories from unbelievers were quite sad because they highlighted various authors' misperceptions and, sometimes, their flippancy with the subject. Be that as it may, my favorite stories were:
• Lignum Crucis by Paul di Fillippo
• The Detective of Dreams by Gene Wolfe
• Shimabara by Karen Joy Fowler
• The Man by Ray Bradbury
• Early Marvels by Romulus Linney
Definitely recommended for anyone who wants to read thought provoking writing about Jesus and our human responses to Him.
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