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Astrobiology, Astrotheology, and Astroethics
Ted Peters
What is it about?
The stars beckon the human soul to transcend itself. Scientists respond with astronomy, astrophysics, and astrobiology. Theologians respond with Astrotheology. Ethicists respond with Astroethics. All work together to place Planet Earth in its proper context, its cosmic context.
Why is it important?
Astrotheology is that branch of theology that provides a critical analysis of the contemporary space sciences combined with an explication of classic doctrines such as creation and Christology for the purpose of constructing a comprehensive and meaningful understanding of our human situation within an astonishingly immense cosmos. Within the growing field of Religion and Science, astrotheology and its sister subject, astroethics, represent critical responses to the excitement permeating the space sciences, especially astrobiology. The excitement arises because of new searches for microbial life within the solar system and the discovery of exoplanets elsewhere in the Milky Way, some of which may be homes for extraterrestrial intelligent civilizations.
Perspectives
At the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences in Berkeley, California, we bring together natural scientists with philosophers, theologians, and ethicists both to appreciate the magnificence of God's creation and to formulate enhanced understandings that could guide public policy applied to space exploration.
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Ted F
Peters
Graduate Theological Union
Resources16 total
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Astrobiology, Science, Ethics, and Public Policy
When it comes hot off the press in 2021, it'll sizzle.
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The Myth of the Evolution of ET - Ted Peters (SETI Talks)
SETI Talks archive: http://seti.org/talks The set of assumptions that generates progressive research programs associated with the search for extra-terrestria...
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Ted Peters, Does extraterrestrial life have intrinsic value? An exploration in responsibility ethics
International Journal of Astrobiology - Volume 18 Issue 4
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Ted Peters, Astrotheology: Space neighbors in God’s kingdom? - Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
Editor’s note: This is the first of two articles on astrotheology. Next time, we will explore the ethics involved in dealing with our space neighbors. How big i
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Ted Peters, Astroethics: Toward a galactic common good - Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
Editor’s note: This is the second article in a two-part series on astrotheology. In the first installment we looked at the importance of this emerging area and
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Ted Peters, Evolving from Earthlings into Martians via CRISPR Gene Editing
One article in a collection on human missions to Mars
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Ted Peters, Are UFOs God's Chariots?
Snippets from the book, UFOs--God's Chariots?
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Ted Peters, Outer space and cyber space: meeting ET in the cloud
International Journal of Astrobiology - Volume 17 Issue 4
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Ted Peters, Where there's life there's intelligence
Andreas Losch, ed., "What is Life? On Earth and Beyond" Cambridge University Press, 2017
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Ted Peters, Stars, Planets, and God's Extraterrestrial Sheep
Henry Center online essay
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Ted Peters, The Implications of the Discovery of ETI for Religion"
Royal Society presentation and article
