Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine (Current Issues in Theology) - Softcover

Book 22 of 22: Current Issues in Theology

Davison, Andrew

 
9781009303163: Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine (Current Issues in Theology)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1009303163 ISBN 13: 9781009303163
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2024

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Andrew Davison is the Starbridge Associate Professor of Theology and Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, where his work has inspired the arts and humanities programme at the ground-breaking Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe. One of the foremost scholars working between theology, philosophy, and the natural sciences, he is fellow in theology and Dean of Chapel at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge. His work on life elsewhere in the universe has been covered by news outlets around the world, in more than twenty languages. Davison is the author of Participation in God: A Study in Christian Doctrine and Metaphysics, Blessing, The Love of Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy for Theologians, and Why Sacraments?

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2024
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1009303163
ISBN 13 
9781009303163
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
422

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