Table of contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Pages: 94-94
Editorial
Editorial
Andrew Jackson
Pages: 95-96
Articles
The Incarnation and the Copernican Principle
Martin Barlow
Pages: 97-116
Abstract
For several centuries Christian theologians have speculated about extraterrestrial aliens, and how, if they are fallen, they have been redeemed. Some of the proposed solutions fail to satisfy the Copernican principle, in that they give humans a statistically unusual position in the collection of all intelligent species. This article considers what reasons we have for adopting the Copernican Principle. It then shows adopting this Principle leads to two possibilities. The first is that aliens are very rare, and the second is that there have been (or will be) many Incarnations.
Climate change seen through the lens of natural evil
Hugh Rollinson
Pages: 117-136
Abstract
This paper argues that the chaos caused by climate change represents the undoing of God’s good creation. Whilst in practical terms climate change is due to the over-exploitation of our planet, theologically it should be understood to be the result of human sin. And yet, it is larger than human sin, because the effects of climate change are triggering disasters which are far beyond human control. It is argued that these impacts find their origin in the primaeval chaos which existed from before creation, and to which God brought to order in his creative works. However, this chaos still exists, albeit under God’s sovereign control and here is understood in terms of natural evil – evil which, is distinct from human, moral evil – and which is not directly a consequence of human activity, but appears to be inherent in the workings of the planet. Using arguments from the writings of the apostle Paul it is proposed that natural evil is an expression of the ‘fallenness’ or better, the corruption of creation, corrupted by forces that run counter to God’s purposes for his good creation. It is proposed that there is biblical evidence for creaturely opposition to God’s work from beings that are in rebellion against Him. These beings misuse their creaturely freedom, originally given by God, to now resist his purposes. Such an analysis requires that we focus much more on the spiritual dimension of climate change and pay particular attention to the spiritual powers which lie behind our current climate crisis.
Correspondence
A Response to ‘Models, Timelines, and Unfalsifiability: A Scientific Appraisal of the Recent GAE Hypothesis’ by Marcus Ross
Sy Garte
Pages: 137-139
Engineering Language and Analogy is Problematic in the Life Sciences
Samuel McKee
Pages: 140-142
Philosophy of Science, Theistic Evolution and Design
Samuel McKee
Pages: 143-146
Book reviews
Divined Explanations: The Theological and Philosophical Context for the Development of the Sciences (1600- 2000)
Paul Allen & Flavia Marcacci (Meric Srokosz)
Pages: 147-148
Natural Theology: A Reassessment
Andrew Loke (Rodney Holder)
Pages: 148-149
My Life in Medicine: A Hong Kong Journey
Yuen Kwok-Yung (Ariel Tang)
Pages: 149-150
Chemistry, Faith and Stewardship: Uniting Biblical Wisdom with Scientific Practice
Liza Abraham (Keith Fox)
Pages: 150-152
The Problem of Evil for Atheists
Yujin Nagasawa (Jonathan Hill)
Pages: 152-153
International Perspectives on Science, Culture, and Belief: From Complexity to Globality
Fern Elsdon-Baker, Stephen H.
Jones, and James Riley (Alan Kerry)
Pages: 153-155
The Wonders of Creation: The Most Famous Christian Biologists in History
Neils Arboel (John Bryant)
Pages: 155-156
From Babel to AI: Idolatry, Transhumanism, and the Crisis of Imago Dei
Dawn Lewis Sutherland (Russ White)
Pages: 156-157
Human Flourishing in a Technological World: A Theological Perspective
Jens Zimmermann (Pu Ji)
Pages: 157-159
A Primer in Christian Ethics: Christ and the Struggle to Live Well
Luke Bretherton (Louise Hickman)
Pages: 159-160
Psychedelics and Christian Spirituality: Exploring an Unexpected Pathway to Healing and Spirituality
Ronald Cole-Turner (Stephen Goundrey-Smith)
Pages: 160-162