God and Astrobiology

Richard Playford, Stephen Bullivant, Janet Siefert (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

74 Seiten

2024
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-47865-6 (ISBN)

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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.

1. 'Irreconcileable inconsistencies'? Introducing the problems; 2. What do we mean by Astrobiology?; 3. Christianity: incarnation, redemption, and soteriology; 4. Terrestrial religions and extraterrestrial life; 5. The problem of god in a lonely universe; 6. Atheism and (ancient); References.

Erscheinungsdatum	13.02.2024
Reihe/Serie	Elements in the Problems of God
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	230 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
ISBN-10	1-009-47865-6 / 1009478656
ISBN-13	978-1-009-47865-6 / 9781009478656
Zustand	Neuware