Theology after Contact

Religion and Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life

  1. JOHN F. HAUGHT*

Article first published online: 25 JAN 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb02147.x

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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volume 950, Cosmic Questions pages 296–308, December 2001

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HAUGHT, J. F. (2001), Theology after Contact. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 950: 296–308. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb02147.x

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  1. Department of Theology, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20057, USA

*Address for correspondence: Department of Theology, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20057. Voice: 202-687-6119; fax: 202-87-8000; haughtj@georgetown.edu.

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  1. Issue published online: 25 JAN 2006
  2. Article first published online: 25 JAN 2006

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Keywords:

  • radical monotheism;
  • exo-theology;
  • logic of achievement;
  • existential anxiety

Abstract: The prospect of encountering extraterrestrial intelligent life raises important questions for religion and theology. Even if an actual encounter with extraterrestrials never actually takes place, or proves impractical, terrestrial religious thought already has resources that can render intelligible and allow us theologically to appreciate such an eventuality.

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