The ETI Hypothesis and the Scandal of Particularity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21725529 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Junghyung Kim (0000-0002-0817-6719, Twitter (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 332-342 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theology and Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-6700 • E-ISSN: 1474-6719 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14746700.2021.1982247 |
| OpenAlex | W3203230642 |
| Language | EN |
In this article the author explores what would happen to religion assuming the ETI hypothesis that there exist extraterrestrial intelligent beings. This issue is acutely raised in particular for Christianity due to the latter’s doctrine of the incarnation. In this vein the author delves into the scandal of particularity, one of the perennial problems in the philosophy of religion, in relation to the ETI hypothesis
Christianity · Doctrine · Epistemology · Incarnation · Theology · Computer Science · Evolution and Science Education · Philosophy · Religious studies · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Highly cited | No |
|---|