Table of Contents
Foreword Paul Davies ix
Preface Robert John Russell xiii
Abbreviations xvii
Contributors xxi
Part 1 The Tasks of the Astrotheologian
1 Introducing Astrotheology Ted Peters 3
2 The Tasks of Astrotheology Ted Peters 27
3 The Road Map to Other Earths: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead José G. Funes, SJ 56
4 Discovering ETI: What Are the Philosophical and Theological Implications? Robert John Russell 74
5 The Copernican Revolution That Never Was Martinez Hewlett 90
Part 2 The Search for Extraterrestrial Life: Will We Meet Them?
6 Searches for ET Life in the Solar System-Exobiology, Astrobiology, and the Big Picture Margaret S. Race 109
7 Exoplanets and the Search for Life Beyond Earth Jennifer Wiseman 124
8 Yes, We Will Meet Them: The Drake Equation Tells Me So Heidi Manning 133
9 Yes, Well Meet Them: A Scientific Argument for ETI Martinez Hewlett 146
10 Gods Self-Communication in a Cosmos Bound for Life Oliver Putz 160
Part 3 What Will Happen When We Meet Them?
11 Extraterrestrial Life and Terrestrial Religion: A Crisis? Ted Peters 183
12 Jewish Theology Meets the Alien Norbert M. Samuelson 208
13 Islamic Theology Meets ETI Muzaffar Iqbal 216
14 Toward a Constructive Naturalistic Cosmotheology Steven J. Dick 228
15 "ET, Call Church!": Astrosemiotics and Shared Spirituality Mark Graves 245
Part 4 Jesus Christ on Earth and Elsewhere
16 One Incarnation or Many? Ted Peters 271
17 Many Incarnations or One? Robert John Russell 303
18 Multiple Incarnations of the One Christ Peter M. J. Hess 317
19 One Imago Dei and the Incarnation of the Eschatological Adam Joshua M. Moritz 330
20 Extraterrestrial Salvation and the ETI Myth Ted Peters 347
Part 5 Astroethics and Space Policy
21 Astroethics and the Terraforming of Mars Christopher McKay 381
22 Astroethics and Microbial Life in the Solar Ghetto Ted Peters 391
23 Astroethics and Intelligent Life in the Milky Way Metropolis Ted Peters 416
24 Concluding Scientific Prescript Ted Peters 447
Name/Subject Index 449
Scripture Index 477