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July 2025
Meeting Date: 7/28/2025
Foundation
By Isaac Asimov
The Deposit of Faith
Isaac Asimov's galactic epic, inspired by the fall of Rome and the medieval Church, offers a profound defense of faith and the role of humankind in protecting divine revelation through dark ages.
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Study Guide
How does an avowed atheist end up writing one of the most profound defenses of faith in science fiction?
Isaac Asimov had no patience for religious dogma. And yet in Foundation, he created characters who guard a deposit of sacred knowledge with their lives, submit their intellect and will to the plan of a prophet, and believe wholeheartedly that salvation comes from information they could never have discovered on their own. Sound familiar?
Our study guide traces the remarkable parallels between Asimov's Foundation and the medieval Catholic Church, and explores why even atheists can't escape the human need for faith.
This study guide is part of The Protoevangelium Collection — eleven complete guides for eleven beloved books, available as a PDF download, ebook, or paperback.
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