Theodore Frank Peters (born 1941), known as Ted Peters, is an American Lutheran theologian and Emeritus Professor of Systematic Theology and Ethics at . 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 METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence). 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 Trinity Lutheran Seminary, and an MA and Ph.