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$\"\"$ <\/a> $\"\"$ Over at IO9, Charlie Jane Anders has posted an article with the title \u201cBig Theological Questions That Science Fiction Should Answer.\u201d<\/a> I was one of several people she interviewed for the article, and I get quoted at length. Others include Robert Geraci and Eriberto Lozada, who contributed to the volume I edited, Religion and Science Fiction<\/a> $\"\"$ <\/em>.<\/p>\n

Click through to read the piece<\/a>, and then either there, here, or in both places, why not leave a comment with your own thoughts about what theological questions it would be interesting for science fiction to explore and try to answer.<\/p>\n

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