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John Hart - Encountering ETI: Aliens in Avatar and the Americas - 9780718893972 - V9780718893972
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Encountering ETI: Aliens in Avatar and the Americas

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Description for Encountering ETI: Aliens in Avatar and the Americas Paperback. A scientifically and theologically literate exploration of the spiritual and ethical dimensions of the possibilities of alien contact, and the implications to be drawn for how we treat our own planet and each other. Num Pages: 306 pages, FALSE. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 454.
'Encountering ETI' weaves together scientific knowledge and spiritual faith in a cosmic context. It explores consequences of Contact between terrestrial intelligent life (TI) and extraterrestrial intelligent life (ETI). Humans will face cosmic displacement if there are other complex, technologically advanced intelligent beings in the universe; our economic structures and religious beliefs might need substantial revision. On Earth or in space, humans could encounter benevolent ETI (solicitous of our striving for maturity as a species) or malevolent ETI (seeking our land and goods to benefit themselves, claiming that their 'superior civilization' gives them the right) - or meet both types of ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780718893972
SKU
V9780718893972
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2

About John Hart
John Hart is Professor of Christian Ethics at Boston University, and often links the far out with the down to Earth when teaching and writing. He has travelled widely, speaking on issues of science, religion, ecology and social justice. His most recent book is 'Cosmic Commons: Spirit, Science, and Space' (2013).

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