Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine, with Andrew Davison

The Ridley Institute Podcast

Would the discovery of "alien life" overturn the Christian faith? As we gain a clearer picture of the universe — it is estimated that there exist around 400 billion billion potentially habitable planets — it's important that Christians answer with a ready, "Of course not"! Join Sam Fornecker and Andrew Davison, Starbridge Professor of Theology and Natural Sciences at Cambridge University, for a chat about how the Christian tradition enables us to grapple with the theological implications of exobiology. Regardless of what may or may not be "out there," grappling with familiar themes in this way helps us to grow in our understanding of the core doctrines of the faith, here and now. (Episode cover credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. Observ. Munich/T. Preibisch et al.; IR: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI)