God And Astrobiology

Author : Joseph Seckbach,Richard Gordon
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789813235052

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Theology And Science: From Genesis To Astrobiology by Joseph Seckbach,Richard Gordon Pdf

The age-old debate between science and faith invites more players to the fore in this book. Proponents of the origin of life as a natural process and natural selection as a mechanism of evolution come face to face with advocates for the intervention of a creator, while other scholars believe that the gulf between science and religion should be bridged.At turns disconcerting, revelatory, and profound, readers are invited to leave their preconceived notions at the door and join these writers in this curious journey of discovery.

Author : Richard Playford,Stephen Bullivant,Janet Siefert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781009296151

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God and Astrobiology by Richard Playford,Stephen Bullivant,Janet Siefert Pdf

The perception that life on other planets would be, problematic for religious people, and indeed for religion itself, is a longstanding one. It is partially rooted in fact: astrobiological speculations have, on occasion, engendered religious controversies. Historical discussions are often far more nuanced, and less one-sided than often imagined. 'Exotheology' is a lively subdiscipline within several religious traditions. This Element offers a wide-ranging introduction to the multifarious 'problems of God and astrobiology', real and perceived. It covers major topics within Christian theology (e.g., creation, incarnation, salvation), as well as issues specific to Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. It also discusses the very different perspectives offered by other (non)religious traditions, including Mormonism, various 'alien-positive' new religious movements (e.g., Heaven's Gate, Scientology, Raëlism), and the 'Ancient Astronaunt' theories popularized by Erich von Dāniken and the History channel's Ancient Aliens.

Author : Dr. Ted F. PetersMartinez Hewlett,Martinez Hewlett,Joshua M. Moritz,Robert John Russell
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532606403

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Astrotheology by Dr. Ted F. PetersMartinez Hewlett,Martinez Hewlett,Joshua M. Moritz,Robert John Russell Pdf

Astrotheology: Science and Theology Meet Extraterrestrial Life looks at both ends of the telescope: the unfathomable reaches of cosmic space and the excited stirrings within the human psyche. It takes a scientist to explain what we are looking at. It takes a theologian to understand who is doing the looking. This book's scientific authors update readers on astrobiology's search for extraterrestrial life. Theologians add to the science a theological analysis of the place of space in understanding God's creative work, the prospects of sharing God's creation with extraterrestrial neighbors, and the question of whether one or many incarnations are required for cosmic redemption. Finally, these scholars lay the foundations for an ethic of space exploration. This book introduces a comprehensive astrotheology with an accompanying astroethic.

Author : Richard Playford,Stephen Bullivant,Janet Siefert
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781009296168

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God and Astrobiology by Richard Playford,Stephen Bullivant,Janet Siefert Pdf

The perception that life on other planets would be, problematic for religious people, and indeed for religion itself, is a longstanding one. It is partially rooted in fact: astrobiological speculations have, on occasion, engendered religious controversies. Historical discussions are often far more nuanced, and less one-sided than often imagined. 'Exotheology' is a lively subdiscipline within several religious traditions. This Element offers a wide-ranging introduction to the multifarious 'problems of God and astrobiology', real and perceived. It covers major topics within Christian theology (e.g., creation, incarnation, salvation), as well as issues specific to Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. It also discusses the very different perspectives offered by other (non)religious traditions, including Mormonism, various 'alien-positive' new religious movements (e.g., Heaven's Gate, Scientology, Raëlism), and the 'Ancient Astronaunt' theories popularized by Erich von Dāniken and the History channel's Ancient Aliens.

Author : Andrew Davison
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781009303149

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Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine by Andrew Davison Pdf

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.

Author : Chandra Wickramasinghe,Theodore Walker
Publisher : Springer
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781137535030

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The Big Bang and God by Chandra Wickramasinghe,Theodore Walker Pdf

As advanced by astronomer-cosmologist Sir Fred Hoyle, astronomy, biology, astrobiology, astrophysics, and cosmology converge agreeably with natural theology. In The Big Bang and God, these interdisciplinary convergences are developed by an astronomer collaborating with a theologian.

Author : Adam Pryor
Publisher : Fordham University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780823288328

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Living with Tiny Aliens by Adam Pryor Pdf

Astrobiology is changing how we understand meaningful human existence. Living with Tiny Aliens seeks to imagine how an individuals’ meaningful existence persists when we are planetary creatures situated in deep time—not only on a blue planet burgeoning with life, but in a cosmos pregnant with living-possibilities. In doing so, it works to articulate an astrobiological humanities. Working with a series of specific examples drawn from the study of extraterrestrial life, doctrinal reflection on the imago Dei, and reflections on the Anthropocene, Pryor reframes how human beings meaningfully dwell in the world and belong to it. To take seriously the geological significance of human agency is to understand the Earth as not only a living planet but an artful one. Consequently, Pryor reframes the imago Dei, rendering it a planetary system that opens up new possibilities for the flourishing of all creation by fostering technobiogeochemical cycles not subject to runaway, positive feedback. Such an account ensures the imago Dei is not something any one of us possesses, but that it is a symbol for what we live into together as a species in intra-action with the wider habitable environment.

Author : Michael Fuller,Dirk Evers,Anne Runehov,Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher : Springer
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319621241

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Issues in Science and Theology: Are We Special? by Michael Fuller,Dirk Evers,Anne Runehov,Knut-Willy Sæther Pdf

This book offers a penetrating analysis of issues raised by the perennial question, ‘Are We Special?’ It brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines, from astronomy and palaeontology to philosophy and theology, to explore this question. Contributors cover a wide variety of issues, including what makes humans distinct from other animals, the possibilities of artificial life and artificial intelligence, the likelihood of life on other planets, and the role of religious behavior. A variety of religious and scientific perspectives are brought to bear on these matters. As a whole, the book addresses whether the issue of human uniqueness is one to which sciences and religions necessarily offer differing responses.

Author : Chris Impey,Anna H. Spitz,William Stoeger
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780816528707

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Encountering Life in the Universe by Chris Impey,Anna H. Spitz,William Stoeger Pdf

Encountering Life in the Universe examines the intersection of scientific research and society to determine the philosophy and ethics of relating to the Earth and beyond.

Author : Constance M. Bertka
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139480673

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Exploring the Origin, Extent, and Future of Life by Constance M. Bertka Pdf

Where did we come from? Are we alone? Where are we going? These are the questions that define the field of astrobiology. New discoveries about life on Earth, the increasing numbers of extrasolar planets being identified, and the technologies being developed to locate and characterize Earth-like planets around other stars are continually challenging our views of nature and our connection to the rest of the universe. In this book, philosophers, historians, ethicists, and theologians provide the perspectives of their fields on the research and discoveries of astrobiology. A valuable resource for graduate students and researchers, the book provides an introduction to astrobiology, and explores subjects such as the implications of current origin of life research, the possible discovery of extraterrestrial microbial life, and the possibility of altering the environment of Mars.

Author : Alexei V. Nesteruk
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666776621

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God, Humanity, and the Universe by Alexei V. Nesteruk Pdf

The main objective of this book on cosmology and theology is to reassess the current approach to research in the field of interaction, mediation, and dialogue between modern cosmology and Christian theology (Eastern Orthodox theology in particular). This project was part of wide-ranging cross-disciplinary research undertaken by scientists, philosophers, and theologians across the world within the framework of Science & Orthodoxy around the World, run by the National Hellenic Research Foundation (Athens) from 2019 to 2023. The project and this publication contribute to the large-scale academic activity in the field of science and religion (or science and theology) with a particular accent on the contribution of Eastern Orthodox theology to this dialogue, as well as to the venues of advancement of this theology given the recent breakthroughs in cosmology, physics, and philosophy. The book also underlines the importance of expressing cosmological ideas theologically, symbolically, and scientifically in the wide context of culture and humanity's sociopolitical and environmental predicaments.

Author : Ted Peters
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506400419

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God--The World's Future by Ted Peters Pdf

God—The World’s Future has been a proven textbook in systematic theology for over twenty years. Thoroughly revised and expanded, this third edition is explicitly crafted to address our postmodern context and explains the whole body of Christian historical doctrine from within a “proleptic” framework. Peters skillfully deploys this concept not only to organize the various theological areas or loci but also to rethink doctrines in light of key postmodern challenges from ecumenism, critical historical thinking, contemporary science, and gender and sexuality issues.

Author : Laura Berry
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781326367657

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God, The Universe and Me by Laura Berry Pdf

This book contains personal experiences, thoughts and theories based off my own research and investigations into the possibility that a loving God exists.

Author : Paul Davies,Jill Gready
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Cosmology
ISBN : UVA:X002720189

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God, Cosmos, Nature and Creativity by Paul Davies,Jill Gready Pdf

Author : Chris Corbally,Darry Dinell,Aaron Ricker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000217438

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Intersections of Religion and Astronomy by Chris Corbally,Darry Dinell,Aaron Ricker Pdf

This volume examines the way in which cultural ideas about "the heavens" shape religious ideas and are shaped by them in return. Our approaches to cosmology have a profound effect on the way in which we each deal with religious questions and participate in the imaginative work of public and private world-building. Employing an interdisciplinary team of international scholars, each chapter shows how religion and cosmology interrelate and matter for real people. Historical and contemporary case studies are included to demonstrate the lived reality of a variety of faith traditions and their interactions with the cosmos. This breadth of scope allows readers to get a unique overview of how religion, science and our view of space have, and will continue to, impact our worldviews. Offering a comprehensive exploration of humanity and its relationship with cosmology, this book will be an important reference for scholars of Religion and Science, Religion and Culture, Interreligious Dialogue and Theology, as well as those interested in Science and Culture and Public Education.