{"product_id":"astrobiology-and-christian-doctrine-exploring-the-implications-of-life-in-the-universe-hardback-9781009303156","title":"Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine; Exploring the Implications of Life in the Universe (Hardback) 9781009303156","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAstrobiology and Christian Doctrine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eExploring the Implications of Life in the Universe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo much now points to life beyond Earth. This book addresses the impact that would make on Christian belief.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew Davison (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009303156, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 July 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e350 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.2 x 14.9 x 2.8 cm, 0.65 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Creation: 1. Many worlds\u003cbr\u003e 2. Angels\u003cbr\u003e 3. Life\u003cbr\u003e 4. Emptiness and plenitude\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Revelation and Theological Knowledge: 5. Revelation\u003cbr\u003e 6. Knowledge of God and the language of the trinity\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Imago Dei and Uniqueness: 7. A Copernican demotion? 8. Uniqueness and sharing the imago dei\u003cbr\u003e 9. Uniqueness, convergence and embodied cognition\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Christology, Salvation and Grace: 10. Sin and fall\u003cbr\u003e 11. Responses to sin: one incarnation\u003cbr\u003e 12. Multiple incarnations: introduction\u003cbr\u003e 13. Distinct incarnations: possibility and christological detail\u003cbr\u003e 14. The word unchanging and unchanged\u003cbr\u003e 15. Person assuming and natures assumed\u003cbr\u003e 16. Multiple incarnations: necessity and suitability\u003cbr\u003e 17. The dealings of God with unfallen creatures\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Eschatology: 18. The final state\u003cbr\u003e 19. The arrival of the end.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Theology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theology%20%5BHRLB%5D%22\"\u003eHRLB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45999608987928,"sku":"9781009303156","price":27.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009303156i.jpg?v=1696791857","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/astrobiology-and-christian-doctrine-exploring-the-implications-of-life-in-the-universe-hardback-9781009303156","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}