Astrotheology
Science and Theology Meet Extraterrestrial Life
Edited by Dr. Ted F. PetersMartinez Hewlett, Martinez Hewlett, Joshua M. Moritz and Robert John Russell
Foreword by Paul Davies
Imprint: Cascade Books
Theologians and scientists at the Francisco J. Ayala Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS) at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley, California, have edited this comprehensive volume.
Editor-in-chief Ted Peters teaches systematic theology and ethics at the GTU. Partner editors include Robert John Russell, Ian G. Barbour Professor of Theology and Science at the GTU; Joshua Moritz, managing editor of the journal Theology and Science on behalf of CTNS; and Martinez Hewlett, Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Arizona and adjunct professor at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology at the GTU.
“In this fascinating book, the authors not only update readers on contemporary cosmology and astrobiology's search for extraterrestrial life, but also develop the kind of public, interdisciplinary theology where both theology and the sciences are reshaped to contribute to a comprehensive understanding of what will be at stake for these widely divergent disciplines once extraterrestrial life is discovered.”
—J. Wentzel van Huyssteen, Princeton Theological Seminary
“This book is a treat for those who tire of treatments of astrobiology that focus only on the science and the technology of the subject. The very likely existence of intelligence and sentience elsewhere in the universe begs questions that center on philosophy and religion. This scholarly and entertaining treatment of these issues is very welcome.”
—Chris Impey, University of Arizona
“Here is a much needed book by leading thinkers in the field—deeply grounded in Christian theology and sensitive to the scientific complexities.”
—David Wilkerson, St. John’s College
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