Religions in Space!

[neotoma]

Apropos of conversations with friends this week, which SF novels deal with modern human religions in future/space-faring settings? I'm mean seriously deal with religions, as in they are integral to the setting and at least some characters motiviations and identity.

The example that comes to my mind is Sarah Zettel's Fool's War, where one of the main characters is identity as a Muslim is as important as her identity as a merchant spaceship captain.

Rec me others?

Edited for clarity: I'm interested in stories dealing modern day religions in current or lightly extrapolated forms, and really want recs for non-mainstream-Protestant religions and characters. Stories about Orthodox Christians IN SPACE, Mormons IN SPACE, Wiccans IN SPACE, Sikhs IN SPACE, Buddhists IN SPACE, etc etc.

Comments

[neotoma]

I had considered Sharon Shinn's books, but the problem there is that the books don't get into the practice or theology as it effects the characters in much depth, and that there is an interventionist diety/spaceship AI.

Also, I kind of wanted to see a couple who had their Kisses match them, but who actually didn't like each other even if they genetically compatible, or to see someone who actually preferred the spouse they'd found on their own to their Kiss-matched 'perfect mate'... mainly because I'm contrary like that.