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<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>I\u2019m delighted that Wipf and Stock gave me the opportunity to speak at length about the subject of my recent book, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2lDV1FJ\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Theology and Science Fiction<\/a><\/em>. The video above is a short excerpt, part of their ANNOTATE series. The fuller interview is below. 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