{"product_id":"astrobiology-and-christian-doctrine-exploring-the-implications-of-life-in-the-universe-paperback-softback-9781009303163","title":"Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine; Exploring the Implications of Life in the Universe (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009303163","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\"\u003e9781009303163, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 August 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e422 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.7 x 2.7 cm, 0.57 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'This is not a book about aliens. It is mostly a book about Christology which uses aliens as a tool to pick apart theological doctrines in challenging and sometimes uncomfortable ways. Reading this book has led  me to appreciate that the mere possibility of alien life provides an occasion for reassessing our theologies.' Nathan R. James, Science and Christian Belief\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":"Brand New","offer_id":52165806260504,"sku":"9781009303163","price":20.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009303163i.jpg?v=1781100924","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/astrobiology-and-christian-doctrine-exploring-the-implications-of-life-in-the-universe-paperback-softback-9781009303163","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}