Life of the Mind Lecture: Karin Öberg on Theology and Astronomy (Open to the Public)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

About the Seminar

Science and Theology of Extraterrestrial Worlds and Extraterrestrial Life

Are we alone? How can we find out and what does the answer mean for Christian belief? In past decades astronomers have gone from discovering the first planets outside of the solar system to characterizing how many planets there are in the galaxy and what these extraterrestrial planets are like. Excitingly a number of these planets appear to be hospitable to life, and this raises the question whether any of them are not just habitable worlds, but also inhabited ones. In this lecture we will look at some of the ways astronomers are addressing questions surrounding extraterrestrial life, including ongoing research into the compositions of exoplanets using some of the world’s most advanced telescopes. We will then explore how the possibility of different kinds of extraterrestrial life may impact…