The Writers Café Press - Leaps of Faith

Leaps of Faith

The 15 stories in Leaps of Faith cover the entire spectrum of the SF genre, showing the positive relationship between science and religion.

Space Exploration: In "High Hopes for the Dead," we see Christian evangelism though the faithful example of Luke “High Hopes” Kittery, a member of a band of space explorers for whom
every trip is potential suicide.

"Quantum Express" examines the status of one’s soul when the body is destroyed and reassembled through teleportation.

In “God's Gift,” faith is the key to preventing insanity brought on by a new method of interstellar travel.

"Leaps of Faith” highlights the new industry of space search and rescue though the intrepid nuns of Our Lady of the Rescue.

In "Confirmation," harvesters of an exotic space fuel suspect they’re harvesting intelligent life—or perhaps the angels themselves.

Encountering Alien Life:

In "Lost Rythar," evangelists seek to bring the Word of God to long-forgotten human colonies.

In "Sometimes We Lie," evangelism takes a bizarre turn when a native born being tries to spread an ancient human faith.

Fr. Wren wonders if a sentient tree-creature can marry into the Catholic Faith in "The Convert."

Fr. Travener faces persecution by ministering to sentient androids in "Comprehending It Not."

Hard SF:  An astrophysicist finds the face of God in the stars of the universe in "The Smile."

God is a proven fact in "The Faith Equation," leaving the question of the role of belief.

"The Relics of Venice" combines genetic engineering and love to create a miracle.

Time travel: In "Tampering with God's Time," time travelers find they cannot change the timeline, but are themselves changed as they encounter Christ personally.

In "Moses Disposes," King Solomon deliberately uses time travelers to bring the Bible to future generations in an idiom they can understand.

Story synopses, author biographies, reviews and more available at the Leaps of Faith website.

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