The Mutual Influence of Religion and Science in the Human Understanding and Exploration of Outer Space 

 - Basel, Switzerland  MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute  2021 
 - 1 online resource (166 p.) 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> This collection examines the overlap between religious and scientific approaches to understanding and exploring outer space, a topic that merits continued academic study. It is the hope of the editors that these works will bring new insights and suggest new directions for investigation in this burgeoning field. Too often, religion and science are seen as diametrically opposed areas of human endeavor when, in reality, many scientists are influenced by religious ideas and many religious communities are inspired by scientific ideas. Religious activity has long been an aspect of humanity and will likely continue to accompany humans, even if or when we begin to settle outer space. We anticipate that this collection will be of use to future researchers studying the intersection of religious and scientific concepts of outer space. We would like to give our thanks to the authors whose works are included here and to note that circumstances during the very challenging year of 2020 have made it difficult for everyone who expressed interest in participating in this project. We also would like to thank our son, Luke Swanson, who was so very patient while his parents' attention was focused on "the heavens". 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783036516714 9783036516721 books978-3-0365-1672-1 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.3390/books978-3-0365-1672-1  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Religion & beliefs
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>alien anthropocentrism anthropology anthropology of time astrobiology astronauts astronomy awe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cognition complexity cosmonaut creationism culture diversity ethics Evangelical Protestantism exceptionalism folk astronomy General Social Survey hierotopy history Holy See iconography incorporation International Space Station Japanese Buddhism Kolob life manifest destiny Martian material culture moral n/a NASA nationalism neo-rationalism New Frontier non-western religions outer space overview effect philosophy pioneer power President Donald Trump religion religion and politics religious transhumanism rhetoric sacred space science sense of wonder space exploration Space Force space policy spaceflight speculative religion ultraview effect Vatican Vice President Mike Pence