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For Star Wars Day (May the Fourth Be With You!) I thought that I should highlight the future special issue of\u00a0Religions<\/em>\u00a0on science fiction<\/a>, which is accepting submissions. I\u2019m hoping to submit something myself, if I can make the deadline. Here\u2019s the call for papers from the journal\u2019s website:<\/p>\n

Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n

Science fiction wanders perennially in realms traditionally considered the purview of religion, asking questions about the ordering of the universe, the nature of existence, and the proper basis for human (and non-human) relations. When the speculative force of science fiction is directed toward imagining societies shaped by distinct sets of values, often those systems of value are or could be understood to be religious. This Special Issue will explore the ways science fiction constructs social systems of meaning that are either explicitly or implicitly religious, both in recasting received religious forms, and in imagining new forms of its own. What wider social assumptions are being rehearsed when the crew on Battlestar Galactica joins in the ritualized affirmation \u201cSo say we all\u201d? Or when any imagined community functions according to shared (or at least enforced) general principles that take on the power of religious norms? What religiously motivated processes of refinement, recalibration, or rejection might be at work in resistance to those social foundations? Our focus will be on the issues\u2014aesthetic, ethical, spiritual, practical\u2014raised by science fiction as it invents social frameworks for answering the religious question \u201cHow shall we live?\u201d and its concomitant, \u201cHow shall we not live?\u201d Articles addressing science fiction in any form, including written texts, film and television, are welcome.<\/p>\n

Prof. Dr. James H. Thrall
\nGuest Editor<\/em><\/p>\n

Manuscript Submission Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manuscripts should be submitted online at\u00a0www.mdpi.com<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0registering<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0logging in to this website<\/a>. Once you are registered,\u00a0click here to go to the submission form<\/a>. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.<\/p>\n

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the\u00a0Instructions for Authors<\/a>\u00a0page.\u00a0Religions<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.<\/p>\n

Please visit the\u00a0Instructions for Authors<\/a>\u00a0page before submitting a manuscript. Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI\u2019s\u00a0English editing service<\/a>\u00a0prior to publication or during author revisions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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