Deep Thoughts: Proceedings of Life, the Universe, & Everything XVII covers the keynote addresses and academic papers presented from March 11–13, 1999 at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. The contents are as follows:
- “The ‘Death’ of Science Fiction (?)” by Kevin J. Anderson
- “Mystic Ritual in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Tombs of Atuan” by Dr. Zina Petersen
- “Golems and Dybbuks: The Supernatural in Yiddish Cultural History” by Dr. Paul E. Kerry
- “Consider the Source” by Rebecca Moesta
- “Old English Eligiac Imagery in The Wanderer and J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings” by Miranda Wilcox
- “Hidden Knowledge: Motivating Self-Study and Education through Science Fiction Role-Playing Games” by Marcus Wilkinson
- “The Shadow Matrix: Archetypes Galore” by Dr. Norman Peercy
Edited by Marny K. Parkin and Steve Setzer. Originally published through LTU&E, Provo, Utah. ISSN 1073-4864.
