Touching the Face of the Cosmos: Contents as of July 21, 2015

The following are the contents of our anthology, Touching the Face of the Cosmos: The Roots and Future of Human Space Exploration in Religion as of July 21, 2015, three weeks after our official deadline for receipt of essays and stories, and the day after the first humans on the Moon anniversary. There are several important points to keep in mind about what follows:

1. This is not the Table of Contents.  My co-editor Michael Waltemathe and I have yet to decide on the specific order of nonfiction essays and science fiction stories.

2. This is not a final list of essays and stories.  We are still expecting a few additional essays.

3. But the following should give you an ample idea of what to expect in the anthology.  Look for further announcements as we get closer to our expected November 1, 2015 publication date.


Essays

Joshua Ambrosius (Univ of Dayton) "Our Cosmic Future? How Religion Might Shape It"David Brin (Arthur C. Clarke Center, Univ of California, San Diego) "So You Want to Make Gods"Guy Consolmagno, SJ (President, Vatican Observatory Foundation) "A Catholic in Space: Coming Home"Paul Levinson (Fordham Univ) "Religion as a Necessary Engine of Space Travel"Juan Pablo Marrufo del Toro, SJ "Space Exploration as a Religious Pilgrimage"Michael O'Neal (formerly NASA, Kennedy Space Center) "Faith in Space: A Christian Perspective"Barry Schwartz (Rabbi,  Congregation Adas Emuno) "One Earth"Lance Strate (Fordham Univ) "The Touching Interface of the Cosmos"Kathleen D. Toerpe (100 Year Starship) "Shall the Sacred Heavens Be Cast Down"Molly Vozick-Levinson (Director, Children's Learning Center) "Castles in the Air: Young Children Imagining Outer Space"Michael Waltemathe (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) "The Heavens Declare the Glory of God: Religion in a Spacefaring Society"Deana L. Weibel (Grand Valley State Univ) "Pennies from Heaven: Objects in the Use of Outer Space as Sacred Space"Christian Weidemann (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) "Did Jesus Die for Klingons, Too? Christian Faith and Extraterrestrial Salvation"Stories
Kyle Aisteach (author, science fiction) "Birth of a Pantheon"Arlan Andrews, Sr. (founder, SIGMA, science fiction think-tank) "Epiphany"Gregory Benford (Univ of California) "Winds of Mars"Dave Creek (author, science fiction) "Kayonga's Decision"Jack Dann (Nebula and World Fantasy Award winner) "Jumping the Road"Philip Gibson (author, Hashtag Histories book series) "Christmas Message from the Moon"James Heiser (Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America) "Ecce Aqua"Robert J. Sawyer (Hugo and Nebula Award winner) "Come All Ye Faithful"Tom Klinkostein (Hofstra Univ) "The Universe Emerges from Information"James F. McGrath (Butler Univ) "Biblical Literalism in the New Jerusalem"Alex Shvartsman (WSFA Small Press for Short Fiction Award winner)"The Miracle on Tau Prime" Paul Levinson's books ... Paul Levinson's music