Science, Religion, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
If the discovery of life elsewhere in the universe is just around the corner, what would be the consequences for religion? Would it represent another major conflict between science and religion, even leading to the death of faith? Some would suggest that the discovery of any suggestion of extraterrestrial life would have a greater impact than even the Copernican and Darwinian revolutions.It is now over 50 years since the first modern scientific papers were published on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). Yet the religious implications of this search and possible discovery have never been systematically addressed in the scient…
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- ISBN: 978-0-19-166960-6
- EAN: 9780191669606
- Produktnummer: 14999577
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 240 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 1'354 KB
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David Wilkinson is Principal of St John's College, Durham University. He is also Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion.His background is research in theoretical astrophysics, where he gained a PhD in the study of star formation, the chemical evolution of galaxies and terrestrial mass extinctions. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. After this research he trained for the Methodist ministry, serving in a variety of appointments. His current work at Durham University involves the relationship of the Christian faith to contemporary culture, from science to pop-culture. He also holds a PhD inSystematic Theology where he explored the future of the physical universe.His most recent book is Christian Eschatology and the Physical Universe (T&T Clark, 2010) and he also co-edited Reading Genesis After Darwin (OUP, 2009).He is well known as a broadcaster and lecturer. He is regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day.
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