Friday, 28 November 2025

Religious Leaders In Fiction

In Olaf Stapledon's Last And First Men:

The Daughter of Man;
The Divine Child.

In Robert Heinlein's Future History:

Nehemiah Scudder, the First Prophet.

In Heinlein's Stranger In A Stranger Land:

Foster, founder of the Church of the New Revelation;
Michael, founder of a Martian-influenced "Thou art God" movement.

In Poul Anderson's "Star of the Sea":

Veleda, pagan prophetess, potential founder of a feminine monotheism.

Veleda is historical. Her Wikipedia article references "Star of the Sea" and other fictional accounts. Anderson makes her a real person.

1 comment:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

Anderson's "A Chapter of Revelation" mentions and quotes a Pope Benedict. Also, he wrote favorably about Pope John Paul II in one of his letters to me.

Ad astra! Sean