Theodore Frank Peters (born 1941), known as Ted Peters, is an American

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and Emeritus Professor of Systematic Theology and Ethics at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union. In addition to his work as a theologian and educator, he is a prolific author and editor on Christian theology, Public Theology, the interaction of science and religion, bioethics, and space ethics. He is the former editor of ''Dialog'', a quarterly scholarly magazine of modern and postmodern theology, and now co-editor of '' Theology and Science''. Peters also serves on the Advisory Council of

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. Ted Peters also writes fiction, espionage thrillers featuring a female inner city pastor, Leona Foxx. He received a BA from Michigan State University, an M.Div. from

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, and an MA and Ph.D. from the

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*''For God and Country'' Apocryphile (2015) *''Cyrus Twelve'' Apocryphile (2018) *''The Moon Turns to Blood'' Apocryphile (2019)

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*''Astrobiology: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy'' eds., Octavio Chon-Torres, Ted Peters, Joseph Seckbach, Russell Gordon

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(2021) *''God in the Natural World: Theological Explorations in Appreciation of Denis Edwards'' eds., Ted Peters and Marie Turner ATF Press (2020) *''AI and IA: Utopia or Extinction?'' ed., Ted Peters ATF Press (2019) *''Astrotheology: Where Science and Theology Meet ETI'' eds., Ted Peters, Martinez Hewlett, Joshua Moritz, Robert John Russell (2018) *''Theologians in Their Own Words,'' eds., Ted Peters, Derek Nelson, Joshua Moritz Fortress (2013) *''Anticipating God's New Creation: Essays in Honor of Ted Peters'' eds., Carol R. Jacobson and Adam W. Prior (2015) *''God in Cosmic History'' Anselm Academic (2017) *''Sin Boldly! Justifying Faith for Fragile and Broken Souls'' Fortress (2015) *''God--The World's Future: Systematic Theology for a Postmodern Era'' 3rd ed. Fortress (2015) *''UFOs--God's Chariots?'' 2nd ed. Career Press New Page Books (2015)
''The Evolution of Evil''
Co-edited with Gaymon Bennett, Martinez J. Hewlett, Robert John Russell (2008). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. *''Sacred Cells? Why Christians Should Support Stem Cell Research'' with Karen Lebacqz and Gaymon Bennett (2008) *''The Evolution of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Life: Where in the World is God?'' (2008) *''The Stem Cell Debate'' (2007) *''Anticipating Omega'' (2006) *''Can You Believe in God and Evolution? A Guide For the Perplexed'' with Martinez Hewlett (2006) *''The Gift of Grace: the Future of Lutheran Theology'' (editor) with Niels Henrik Gregersen and Bo Holm (2004) *''Evolution from Creation to New Creation: Conflict, Conversation, and Convergence'' with Martinez Hewt (2003) *''God, Life, and the Cosmos: Christian and Islamic Perspectives'' (editor) with Muzaffar Iqbal and Syed Nomanul Haq (2003) *''Bridging Science and Religion'' (editor) with Gaymon Bennett (2003) *''Science and Theology: The New Consonance'' (editor) (1999) *''For the Love of Children: Genetic Technology and the Future of the Family'' (1996) *''Playing God? Genetic Determinism and Human Freedom'' (1996, 2nd edition 2002) *''Sin: Radical Evil In Soul and Society'' (1994) *''God as Trinity: Relationality and Temporality in Divine Life'' (1993) *''Toward a Theology of Nature: Essays on Science and Faith'' with

Wolfhart Pannenberg Wolfhart Pannenberg (2 October 1928 – 4 September 2014) was a German Lutheran theologian. He made a number of significant contributions to modern theology, including his concept of history as a form of revelation centered on the resurre ...

(1993) *''GOD - The World's Future'' (1992, 2nd edition 2002, 3rd edition 2016) *''The Cosmic Self'' (1990) *''Cosmos as Creation'' (1989) *''Fear, Faith and the Future'' (1980) *''Futures Human and Divine'' (1978)

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