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In this compact volume co-authored by Norman L. Geisler and J. Yutaka Amano, the authors explore the religious dimensions of Star Wars, using the film to illuminate the key components of Christianity. Religion of the Force engages Star Wars on its own merits to illustrate the similarities between Christianity and the Force of Star Wars.

Some Crucial Differences There are numerous and important differences between historic Christian belief and that of Luke Skywalker. The concept of the Force in Star Wars is clearly not a western theistic concept; it is an eastern pantheistic view. 1. The Force is impersonal; the Christian God is personal (John 14:9). 2. One is a cosmic Force; the other is a heavenly Father (Matt. 6:9). 3. The Force is limited in power, but the Christian God is infinitely powerful (Matt. 19:26). 4. Lucas’s Force has
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