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What Can Be Found in Lost.Indd 1 10/8/07 3:56:35 PM This Book Is a Critical Commentary on the Religious Themes Found in the Television Show Lost ® Copyrighted material What Can Be Found In Lost.indd 1 10/8/07 3:56:35 PM This book is a critical commentary on the religious themes found in the television show Lost. This book has not been approved, licensed, endorsed, or sponsored by ABC, Disney Touchstone, Bad Robot, or Grass Skirt and is in no way associated with any entity involved in creating or producing the television series Lost. Lost is a registered trademark of Disney Enterprises, Inc. Touchstone Television, a division of Disney Enterprises, Inc., owns the copyright in episodes of Lost. Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright©1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. Verses marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL 60189 USA. All rights reserved. Verses marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible ®, © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org) Verses marked MSG are taken from The Message. Copyright © by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. Verses marked KJV are taken from the King James Version of the Bible. Verses marked CEV are taken from the Contemporary English Version © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society. Used with permission. Verses marked TLB are taken from The Living Bible, Copyright ©1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Pub- lishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL 60189 USA. All rights reserved. Italicized text in Scripture quotations indicate author’s emphasis. Cover by Abris, Veneta, Oregon WHAT CAN BE FOUND IN LOST? Copyright © 2008 by John Ankerberg and Dillon Burroughs Published by Harvest House Publishers Eugene, Oregon 97402 www.harvesthousepublishers.com Ankerberg, John, 1945- What can be found in Lost? / John Ankerberg and Dillon Burroughs. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7369-2121-3 ISBN-10: 0-7369-2121-4 1. Spirituality. 2. Spiritual life—Christianity. 3. Lost (Television program) I. Burroughs, Dillon. II. Title. BV4501.3.A55 2008 261.5'7—dc22 2007034809 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, digital, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 / VP-NI / 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Copyrighted material What Can Be Found In Lost.indd 2 9/28/07 8:12:02 AM Contents Why Should I Read This Book? . 7 Part One: The Themes ofLost 1. Lost on God. 13 2. Lost on Prayer. 21 3. Lost on Destiny. 29 4. Lost on Miracles . 37 5. Lost on Trust and Secrets. 47 6. Lost on Good and Evil . 55 7. Lost on the Bible. 63 8. Lost on Dreams and Visions . 77 9. Lost on Leadership. 87 10. Lost on Numbers . 95 11. Lost on Redemption . .103 12. Lost on Death . .111 13. Lost on the Afterlife . 117 Part Two: The Theories ofLost 14. Researching the World of Lost . .129 15. Researching the (Many) Theories ofLost . .139 Lost…What to Do About It . 145 Appendices Appendix One: Key Characters in Lost . .149 Appendix Two: The Religions ofLost . .151 Appendix Three: The Books ofLost . .157 Appendix Four: Character Connections in Seasons One Through Three ofLost . .161 Acknowledgments. .165 Notes . .167 Copyrighted material What Can Be Found In Lost.indd 3 9/26/07 3:50:47 PM PART ONE: The Themes ofLost Copyrighted material What Can Be Found In Lost.indd 11 9/25/07 2:40:14 PM LOST on God 1 BEN: Do you believe in God, Jack? JACK: Do you? BEN: Two days after I found out I had a fatal tumor on my spine, a spinal surgeon fell out of the sky. If that’s not proof of God, I don’t know what is. —FROM “THE COST OF LIVING” en Linus, leader of the Others, who has captured Dr. Jack Shephard during Season Three, asks the unthinkable: for Jack B to remove Ben’s tumor in order to save his life. Jack’s response seems natural from a human perspective when he answers, “All of this… you brought me here to operate on you? You…you want me to save your life?” Yet Ben’s response has nothing to do with answering Jack’s question. Rather, he appeals to Jack on the basis of faith with a probing question. “Do you believe in God, Jack?” This question would come across as awkward in many of today’s shows, but is one of many references to God in Lost. Why? Lost fre- quently appeals to elements of faith and the supernatural. In doing so, 13 Copyrighted material What Can Be Found In Lost.indd 13 9/28/07 8:36:37 AM 14 What Can Be Found in LOST? it also appeals to the foundation for all spirituality—addressing the question of belief in God’s very existence. Addressing the Issue: The Biggest Question of All In recent American surveys, as many as 95 percent of people have professed they believe in God or a higher power—they just can’t seem to agree on what that higher power is. In Lost, this dominant view is the position taken as well. God’s existence is not disputed. Yet defining God is left for the viewer to answer. Interestingly, throughout the first three seasons of Lost, we can observe an insightful trend regarding the use of the word God (used 132 times in the first three seasons!). It is either used as slang or in a derogatory fashion, used in reference to a deity, or used regarding an almighty God. The highest number of uses occur in slang (such as “Oh, God!”), but God is often addressed as an almighty being, particularly in the Roman Catholicism of Mr. Eko and his brother Yemi, the Prot- estant faith of Rose, and the Catholic discussions in the flashbacks of both Charlie and Desmond (a fired monk!). Charlie even calls himself a “rock god.” In their insightful book, Unlocking the Meaning of Lost, Lynnette Porter and David Lavery observe: Spirituality on the island, as in our outer world, includes many different beliefs, and the expressions of spiritual faith vary as much as the individuals who profess these widely ranging beliefs. Lost’s many characters wrestle with their interpretations about what is happening on the island and whether a Divine Creator, a large corporate entity, the Dharma Initiative, the Others, the Monster, or nothing at all is running the show. As is common with any of the series’ mysteries, it’s left to us—as well as individual char- acters—to determine which is the “correct” way to interpret scenes and events.1 On this issue, Lost follows culture. Think about it: In your daily life (not Sunday at church!), how is the term God used? Workplace Copyrighted material What Can Be Found In Lost.indd 14 9/25/07 2:40:15 PM Lost on God 15 conversations frequently include the word God in expressions of anger or excitement, or as a catchall expression similar to “Oh my goodness!” Other times, people talk about God or gods in a general sense. Popular shows even build off this type of usage, such as American Idol (idol is another word for a god), or winning idols on Survivor. We hear about rock gods, swimsuit models are referred to as goddesses, and athletes are sometimes called gods of the diamond or gridiron. People will even usually tolerate discussion of God in a religious sense, so long as it does not invade their own personal beliefs or lifestyles. Yet for a person to answer the question of God’s existence as a par- ticular kind of God who requires a change of life or action is often the dividing line. It is perfectly acceptable in our culture to talk about God, but it is often considered offensive to ask someone if he or she believes in God or to ask personal questions about a person’s spiritual life. At my (Dillon’s) high school graduation ceremony, the only way a person could offer a prayer was if he or she were already included in the program as a speaker. One of my friends was co-valedictorian and used part of his speech to offer a graduation prayer. Even in this situa- tion, the exact wording was evaluated by school officials beforehand to make sure the language in the prayer was generic and nonoffensive to the audience. Many city councils have run into this issue, too, as com- plaints arise when a prayer includes any reference to a particular deity, such as praying in Jesus’ name. God in Lost “And God knows how long we’re gonna be here.” —JACK TO THE ISLAND SURVIVORS, IN “WHITE RABBIT” “I have little doubt that God has different plans than you being a monk, Desmond. Bigger plans.” —BROTHER CAMPBELL TO DESMOND, IN “CATCH-22” “God loves you as he loves Jacob.” —ON A SCREEN BLARING IN FRONT OF KARL WHILE HE IS BEING BRAINWASHED, IN “STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND” Copyrighted material What Can Be Found In Lost.indd 15 9/25/07 2:40:16 PM 16 What Can Be Found in LOST? “You owe God for every life you’ve taken…” —AMINA TO MR.
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