An Eastern Orthodox Perspective on Microbial Life on Mars

Autor:	A. Randall Olson, Vladimir V. M. Tobin
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Apprehension Western Christianity Religious studies Environmental ethics Mars Exploration Program Eastern Orthodoxy Life on Mars Exploration of Mars religion.religion religion History and Philosophy of Science Protestantism Extraterrestrial life medicine Sociology Theology medicine.symptom
Zdroj:	Theology and Science. 6:421-437
ISSN:	1474-6719 1474-6700
DOI:	10.1080/14746700802396171
Popis:	Recent efforts to explore the geology and climate of planets within our own solar system, especially Mars, have prompted a renewed interest in the search for microorganisms as the most plausible forms of extraterrestrial life. As the scientific search for evidence of microbial life on Mars intensifies, there has been a perceived need to examine the theological implications in advance of such a possible discovery. Religious considerations, thus far, have focused mainly on Western Christianity as represented by the Roman Catholic and various Protestant traditions. Although Eastern Orthodoxy represents the second largest group of Christians worldwide, to date, there is very little information available from these ongoing discussions concerning an Eastern Orthodox perspective. Therefore, we first review the case for the possibility of microbial life on Mars and then explore its fundamental Orthodox theological meaning. The apprehension of any form of extraterrestrial life by the Orthodox Church will ...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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