In this special series Dery uses his spiritual crisis, as a born-again teen torn between his conservative faith and his obsession with David Bowie, to explore the historical connections linking religious zealotry and rabid fandom.
Coming from Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, this stunt is likely to provide support for those who believe that atheists and secularists are just out to destroy a church they believe to be evil.
Randall Wedin is a freelance science writer, with a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Harvard University and a B.A. in Chemistry and English Literature from St. Olaf College. He is a member of the Holy Name of…