Christian Unmanned Mission Beyond Solar System? A Preliminary Review
In this essay I discuss the question of Christian unmanned interstellar missions. I argue that such a question is relevant for missiology. I acknowledge the change of paradigm in space travel, from "space exploration" to "space civilization" and I investigate the implication for...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2019]
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Theology and science
Year: 2019, Volume: 17, Issue: 4, Pages: 499-510 |
IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science KDB Roman Catholic Church RJ Mission; missiology |
Further subjects: | B
Space travel
B Artificial Intelligence B Catholicism B interstellar mission |
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Summary: | In this essay I discuss the question of Christian unmanned interstellar missions. I argue that such a question is relevant for missiology. I acknowledge the change of paradigm in space travel, from "space exploration" to "space civilization" and I investigate the implication for evangelization. I discuss the option of a coupling between space travel and Artificial Intelligence as a means to operate interstellar flights. As an output of this merger, the terrestrial man is replaced by the cyber, a posthuman species who embarks on multi-hundreds years travel to evangelize alien species. I conclude that this option must be investigated theologically. |
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ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2019.1670964 |