British Science Festival 2011 - Science fiction and religion

Here's the text of my talk from the "Science fiction and religion" panel at the British Science Festival on Saturday. You can read more about the panel and my excellent co-contributors here. (Make sure you read the comments from the Doctor's parish priest!) It was a very enjoyable session; lots of enthusiasm for Doctor Who, and some great discussion about, for example, how a theologian might approach writing sf, what sociology can bring to the mix, and much more.

Some big images under the cut. I can't work out how to make them the right size and I'm a bit tired right now to try. You get the gist.

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