Martians, demons, vampires, and vicars: the Church of England in post-war science fiction

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Harmes, Marcus. 2013. "Martians, demons, vampires, and vicars: the Church of England in post-war science fiction." Journal of Religion and Popular Culture. 25 (2), pp. 217-229. https://doi.org/10.3138/jrpc.25.2.217
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Martians, demons, vampires, and vicars: the Church of England in post-war science fiction

ERA Journal ID40073
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AuthorHarmes, Marcus
Journal TitleJournal of Religion and Popular Culture
Journal Citation25 (2), pp. 217-229
Number of Pages13
Year2013
Place of PublicationToronto, ON. Canada
ISSN1703-289X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.3138/jrpc.25.2.217
Abstract

British science fiction is noteworthy for its juxtaposition of the familiar with the threatening, notably locating alien invasions in the Home Counties. This apposition can mean that one emblem of traditional Englishness - the Church of England - sits in tension with a cosmology which includes Martians, alien demons, and other preternatural menaces which challenge Christian teachings on the origins and mechanics of both earthly and heavenly realms. Particular science fiction texts, written after the last period of numerical growth for the Church of England, interpret this institution's decline. This article analyses the largely overlooked contribution of science fiction to understanding and charting this decline.

KeywordsAnglican Church; catastrophist fiction; Church of England; Day of the Triffids (novel); Doctor Who; John Wyndham; Nigel Kneale; post-war England; Quatermass and the Pit (TV serial)
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020470504. British and Irish literature
440107. Social and cultural anthropology
500405. Religion, society and culture
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Harmes, Marcus K.. 2014. "Doctor Who and the early modern world." Deletion: The Open Access Online Forum in Science Fiction Studies. Episode 5.
The representation of episcopal power in an age of persecution, 1640-1680
Harmes, Marcus. 2008. "The representation of episcopal power in an age of persecution, 1640-1680." Lynch, Andrew, McLeod, Shane and Van Gent, Jacqueline (ed.) 15th Annual Perth Medieval and Renaissance Group Symposium: Reading Religious Change in Medieval and Early Modern Europe. Perth, Western Australia 23 May 2008 Perth, Western Australia.
Religious disorder in the archives: the historiography of religious authority in seventeenth-century England
Harmes, Marcus. 2009. "Religious disorder in the archives: the historiography of religious authority in seventeenth-century England." 2009 Australian Historical Association Conference: Constructing the Past (AHA 2009). Sunshine Coast, Australia 30 Jun - 03 Jul 2009 Melbourne, Australia.
Understanding the resurrection in restoration England
Harmes, Marcus. 2010. "Understanding the resurrection in restoration England." MEDEM 2010: Miracles, Medicine and Magic: Explaining the Natural, the Unnatural and the Supernatural in the Medieval and Early Modern Periods. Auckland, New Zealand 10 - 11 Apr 2010 Auckland, New Zealand.
Doctor Who and the art of adaptation: fifty years of storytelling
Harmes, Marcus K.. 2014. Doctor Who and the art of adaptation: fifty years of storytelling. Lanham, MD, USA. Rowman & Littlefield Education.
Writing the history of religious authority in England 1560-1700
Harmes, Marcus. 2009. "Writing the history of religious authority in England 1560-1700." Musgrove, Brian and Lamb, Lara (ed.) Legacies 09 Conference. Toowoomba, Australia 13 - 14 Feb 2009 Toowoomba, Australia.
Research methodologies for 2LL postgraduate students
Harmes, Marcus and Harmes, Barbara. 2009. "Research methodologies for 2LL postgraduate students." Bedford, Tas, Huijser, Henk and Muller, Sarah (ed.) Enabling Pathways: 3rd National Conference of Enabling Educators. Toowoomba, Australia 25 - 27 Nov 2009 Toowoomba, Australia.
Reforming the English episcopate 1600-1660
Harmes, Marcus. 2010. "Reforming the English episcopate 1600-1660." Harmes, Marcus, Henderson, Lindsay and Colclough, Gillian (ed.) From Augustine to Anglicanism: The Anglican Church in Australia and Beyond (2010). Brisbane, Australia 12 - 14 Feb 2010 Brisbane, Australia.
The Emperor Domitian and the obedience of Christianity to the late-Roman state
Harmes, Marcus. 2008. "The Emperor Domitian and the obedience of Christianity to the late-Roman state." Welcoming the Stranger in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Brisbane, Australia 01 - 03 Oct 2008 Melbourne, Australia.
The resurrection of English episcopacy in restoration England
Harmes, Marcus. 2011. "The resurrection of English episcopacy in restoration England." War and Conflict: Memorial, Commemoration and Remembrance (2011). Toowoomba, Australia Feb 2011 Toowoomba, Australia.
O, let me view his visage, being dead: decapitation and the legitimating of power in early modern England
Harmes, Marcus. 2011. "O, let me view his visage, being dead: decapitation and the legitimating of power in early modern England." Johnson, Laurie and Chalk, Darryl (ed.) 1st Shakespearean Reverie Symposium 2011. Toowoomba, Australia 06 - 08 Oct 2011 Toowoomba, Australia.
The Archbishop and the Lord Chief Justice: dispossessions and the clash of jurisdictions in Jacobean England
Harmes, Marcus. 2014. "The Archbishop and the Lord Chief Justice: dispossessions and the clash of jurisdictions in Jacobean England." Preternature. 3 (1), pp. 32-55. https://doi.org/10.1353/prn.2014.0013
Why does your church look like a fortress? God and the gothic in Doctor Who and Hammer
Harmes, Marcus. 2014. "Why does your church look like a fortress? God and the gothic in Doctor Who and Hammer." Science Fiction Film and Television. 7 (1), pp. 99-116. https://doi.org/10.3828/sfftv.2014.5
The murder of the Archbishop of St Andrews and its place in the politics of religion in restoration Scotland and England
Harmes, Marcus K.. 2013. "The murder of the Archbishop of St Andrews and its place in the politics of religion in restoration Scotland and England." Ahlqvist, Anders and O'Neill, Pamela (ed.) Celts and their cultures at home and abroad: a festschrift for Malcolm Broun. Sydney, Australia. University of Sydney. pp. 75-90
The seventeenth century on film: patriarchy, magistracy and witchcraft in British horror films, 1968-1971
Harmes, Marcus K.. 2013. "The seventeenth century on film: patriarchy, magistracy and witchcraft in British horror films, 1968-1971." Canadian Journal of Film Studies. 22 (2), pp. 64-80.
The church militant? The Church of England, humanity and the future in Doctor Who
Harmes, Marcus. 2013. "The church militant? The Church of England, humanity and the future in Doctor Who." Crome, Andrew and McGrath, James (ed.) Time and relative dimensions in faith: religion and Doctor Who. London, United Kingdom. Darton, Longman and Todd. pp. 221-234
Bishops and power in early modern England
Harmes, Marcus K.. 2013. Bishops and power in early modern England. London, United Kingdom. Bloomsbury Academic.
Religion, racism and the Church of England in Doctor Who
Harmes, Marcus K.. 2013. "Religion, racism and the Church of England in Doctor Who." Orthia, Lindy (ed.) Doctor Who and race. Bristol, United Kingdom. Intellect Books. pp. 197-212
A creature not quite of this world: adaptations of Margaret Thatcher on 1980s British television
Harmes, Marcus K.. 2013. "A creature not quite of this world: adaptations of Margaret Thatcher on 1980s British television." Journal of Popular Television. 1 (1), pp. 53-68. https://doi.org/10.1386/jptv.1.1.53_1
My secret life and the sexual economy of fin-de-siecle England
Harmes, Barbara and Harmes, Marcus. 2012. "My secret life and the sexual economy of fin-de-siecle England." Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies. 17 (1), pp. 15-26.
Henry Prince of Wales, proverbs and the English Episcopate
Harmes, Marcus K. and Colclough, Gillian. 2011. "Henry Prince of Wales, proverbs and the English Episcopate." Explorations in Renaissance Culture. 37 (2), pp. 97-115.
And God spoke English: the Book of Common Prayer, the Reformation and the evolution of English Christianity
Harmes, Marcus K.. 2012. "And God spoke English: the Book of Common Prayer, the Reformation and the evolution of English Christianity." St Mark's Review: a journal of Christian thought and opinion. 222 (4), pp. 7-19.
The restoration of the episcopate and the English Reformation
Harmes, Marcus. 2012. "The restoration of the episcopate and the English Reformation." International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church. 12 (1), pp. 27-43. https://doi.org/10.1080/1474225X.2012.628815
Power at the periphery: sectarianism and the 1957 Labor Party split in regional Queensland
Harmes, Meredith A., Harmes, Marcus K. and Harmes, Barbara. 2012. "Power at the periphery: sectarianism and the 1957 Labor Party split in regional Queensland." Queensland History Journal. 21 (9), pp. 626-640.
Testing the limits: Archbishop Bancroft and exorcism cases in the High Commission
Harmes, Marcus K.. 2012. "Testing the limits: Archbishop Bancroft and exorcism cases in the High Commission." Harmes, Marcus K., Henderson, Lindsay, Harmes, Barbara and Antonio, Amy (ed.) The British World: Religion, Memory, Society, Culture (2012). Toowoomba, Australia 02 - 05 Jul 2012 Toowoomba, Australia.
Episcopal identity and authority in Restoration England
Harmes, Marcus. 2012. "Episcopal identity and authority in Restoration England." Reformed Theological Review. 71 (1), pp. 45-69.
English bishops and the salvation of protestantism 1660-1700
Harmes, Marcus. 2011. "English bishops and the salvation of protestantism 1660-1700." Marshall, Simone, Collard, Judith and Anstey, Peter (ed.) 8th Biennial International Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (ANZAMEMS 2011). Dunedin, New Zealand 02 - 05 Feb 2011 Dunedin, New Zealand.
Perversion, purity societies and discursive control in fin de siècle england
Harmes, Barbara, Harmes, Marcus, Harmes B. and Harmes M.. 2011. "Perversion, purity societies and discursive control in fin de siècle england." University of Bucharest Review: Literary and Cultural Studies Series. 13 (1), pp. 101-111.
Calvin and the English Episcopate, 1580-1610
Harmes, Marcus K.. 2012. "Calvin and the English Episcopate, 1580-1610." Anglican and Episcopal History. 81 (1), pp. 22-46.
The reformation of the episcopate: bishops in England 1630-1690
Harmes, Marcus. 2009. "The reformation of the episcopate: bishops in England 1630-1690." Freeman, Elizabeth and Mead, Jenna (ed.) 7th Biennial International Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Alter Orbis (ANZAMEMS 2008). Hobart, Australia 02 - 06 Dec 2008 Hobart, Tasmania.
The universality of discipline: restoration of the English episcopacy 1660-1688
Harmes, Marcus. 2010. "The universality of discipline: restoration of the English episcopacy 1660-1688." Renaissance and Reformation. 33 (1), pp. 55-79.
Domitian, the fathers and the persecution of the church
Harmes, Marcus. 2010. "Domitian, the fathers and the persecution of the church." Leeds International Medieval Congress 2010. Leeds, United Kingdom 12 - 15 Jul 2010
Domitian and the early fathers of the church
Harmes, Marcus. 2009. "Domitian and the early fathers of the church." Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association. 5, pp. 35-54.
Orthodox puritans and dissenting bishops: the reformation of the English episcopate, CA. 1580-1610
Harmes, Marcus. 2008. "Orthodox puritans and dissenting bishops: the reformation of the English episcopate, CA. 1580-1610." Comitatus: a journal of Medieval and Renaissance studies. 39, pp. 199-218.
Protestant bishops in restoration England
Harmes, Marcus. 2009. "Protestant bishops in restoration England." Parergon: Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies. 26 (1), pp. 175-196.