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From the first scene of the first episode of Firefly, where Malcolm Reynolds kisses a crucifix before going into battle, God has played a major role in Joss Whedon’s fascinating look at the future. In One Power in the ’Verse, God’s presence in Firefly and its sequel Serenity is explored in detail, respect, and awe. With careful scholarship, author Paul Lytle shows that God is inexorably woven into the fabric of the ’verse . . . and why it’s better that way.
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Praise
“Despite my lack of detailed knowledge of Firefly, I found the book to be quite engrossing and thought it balanced beautifully objective analysis of the TV show and film with spiritual reflection and personal memoir. Mr. Lytle uncovers deeper philosophical and theological meanings in the Firefly world without turning the show into a sermon or trying to whitewash it into a series of simple moral lessons. He struggles with the show's characters in a vital and refreshing way, and makes them come alive as flawed human beings who want to perform heroic deeds but often fall short of their own ideals. Lytle himself emerges from the book as a character who is also on a journey of faith and who desires as well to act heroically in the midst of an unheroic age. Like Don Miller in Blue Like Jazz, Mr. Lytle is open about his faith but is also just as open about his sins and shortcomings. Those wishing to explore and experience a dimension of Firefly (and of life!) that they may not have explored before will find the journey well worthwhile!”
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