Cosmology in Theological Perspective

Synopsis

Introduction: Close Encounters -- Every Saga Has A Beginning: Philosophical Cosmologies In The Ancient World -- The Voyage Home: Cosmos In Early Christian Thought -- Resistance Is Futile: Galileo, Newton, And Darwin -- All These Worlds: On The Multiverse -- If It's Just Us, It Seems Like An Awful Waste Of Space: On Human Uniqueness -- Infinite Space, Infinite Terror: Our Cosmic (in)significance -- In Space No One Can Hear You Scream? God And Being -- There Is No Gene For The Human Spirit: Images Of God -- Come With Me If You Want To Live: Incarnations -- To Boldly Go: Beings In Search Of Greater Understanding. Olli-pekka Vainio. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 187-206) And Indexes.