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Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine : Exploring the Implications of Life in the Universe by Andrew Davison (2023, Hardcover)

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101009303155

ISBN-139781009303156

eBay Product ID (ePID)26058377948

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Book TitleAstrobiology and Christian Doctrine : Exploring the Implications of Life in the Universe

Number of Pages350 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2023

TopicTheology, General

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion

AuthorAndrew Davison

Book SeriesCurrent Issues in Theology Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.1 in

Item Length8.7 in

Item Width5.9 in

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LCCN2022-043209

Reviews'This innovative and immensely readable work is easily the best introduction currently available to the theological questions raised by the possibility of extraterrestrial life. It offers both a critical analysis of issues such as multiple incarnations and a constructive response to them, deeply rooted in the Christian tradition.' Alister McGrath, Senior Research Fellow, Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion, & Emeritus Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion, University of Oxford, 'If you feel that religion has nothing to tell us about the space-age challenges we face, you may be surprised to learn that theologians have been writing about life beyond Earth for nearly six centuries. Read this book and let Andrew Davison be your guide to the thousands of years of thinking about our place in the universe. From Plato through 'The Force', he illuminates the issues and arguments with clarity and humour. This is a must-read.' William D. Barry, Ph.D., NASA Chief Historian, retired

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal261.55

Table Of ContentIntroduction; Part I. Creation: 1. Many worlds; 2. Angels; 3. Life; 4. Emptiness and plenitude; Part II. Revelation and Theological Knowledge: 5. Revelation; 6. Knowledge of God and the language of the trinity; Part III. Imago Dei and Uniqueness: 7. A Copernican demotion? 8. Uniqueness and sharing the imago dei; 9. Uniqueness, convergence and embodied cognition; Part IV. Christology, Salvation and Grace: 10. Sin and fall; 11. Responses to sin: one incarnation; 12. Multiple incarnations: introduction; 13. Distinct incarnations: possibility and christological detail; 14. The word unchanging and unchanged; 15. Person assuming and natures assumed; 16. Multiple incarnations: necessity and suitability; 17. The dealings of God with unfallen creatures; Part V. Eschatology: 18. The final state; 19. The arrival of the end.

SynopsisIn recent decades, powerful telescopes have enabled astrophysicists to uncover startling new worlds and solar systems. An epochal moment came in 1995, when a planet - 51 Pegasi b - was located orbiting a star other than our own sun. Since then, thousands of new planets have followed, and the question of life beyond earth has become one of the principal topics in discussions between science and religion. Attention to this topic has a long history in Christian theology, but has rarely been pursued at any depth. Writing with both passion and precision, Andrew Davison brings his extensive knowledge of Christian thought to bear, drawing particularly on the thought of Thomas Aquinas, as well as his training as a scientist. No book to date better prepares the Christian community for responding to evidence of other life, if it is found. And yet, we do not need to wait for that to have happened before this book shows its worth. In thinking about planets, creatures, and ecosystems beyond our planet, Davison already reinvigorates our theology for the earth., In recent decades, powerful telescopes have enabled astrophysicists to uncover startling new worlds and solar systems. An epochal moment came in 1995, when a planet - 51 Pegasi b - was located orbiting a star other than our own sun. Since then, thousands of new planets have followed, and the question of life beyond earth has become one of the principal topics in discussions between science and religion. Attention to this topic has a long history in Christian theology, but has rarely been pursued at any depth. Writing with both passion and precision, Andrew Davison brings his extensive knowledge of Christian thought to bear, drawing particularly on the thought of Thomas Aquinas, as well as his training as a scientist. No book to date better prepares the Christian community for responding to evidence of other life, if it is found. And yet, we do not need to wait for that to have happened before this book shows its worth. In thinking about planets, creatures, and ecosystems beyond our planet, Davison already reinvigorates our theology for the earth.nvigorates our theology for the earth.nvigorates our theology for the earth.nvigorates our theology for the earth., The universe turns out to be full of habitable planets. In this book, both the theological expert and the general reader (with theological bearings) are taken on the journey of thinking about how Christian theology should respond. Returning to Earth at the end, we find our understanding of existing themes stretched and enriched.

LC Classification NumberBL240.3.D384 2023