Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 508 g
Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 508 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-968020-7
Verlag: Sydney University Press
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 scientific or theological arena. SETI is now entering its most important era of scientific development. New observation techniques are leading to the discovery of extra-solar planets daily, and the Kepler mission has already collected over 1000
planetary candidates. This deluge of data is transforming the scientific and popular view of the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence. Earth-like planets outside of our solar system can now be identified and searched for signs of life.
Now is a crucial time to assess the scientific and theological questions behind this search. This book sets out the scientific arguments undergirding SETI, with particular attention to the uncertainties in arguments and the strength of the data already assembled. It assesses not only the discovery of planets but other areas such as the Fermi paradox, the origin and evolution of intelligent life, and current SETI strategies. In all of this it reflects on how these questions are shaped by history
and pop culture and their relationship with religion, especially Christian theology. It is argued that theologians need to take seriously SETI and to examine some central doctrines such as creation, incarnation, revelation, and salvation in the light of the possibility of extraterrestrial
life.
Zielgruppe
Interested general readers. Students and academics in sciences and philosophy. Theologians and church leaders.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Religion & Wissenschaft
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Theologie, Doktrine
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomie: Sachbuch
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomie: Allgemeines
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Wissenschaft