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'''Cosmotheology''' is to be distinguished from Derham's eighteenth-century [[astrotheology]] in that the main thrust of the former is not to offer proof of God or God's attributes, but to use [[Nature]] to inform a much broader range of theological discussion. The history of the [[extraterrestrial life debate]] gives us some idea of the elements of a cosmotheology as perceived by our predecessors. Although we need not be bound by their limits, the problems of the new universe for Christianity are fairly clear, and will become clearer for other religions as their attitudes toward life on other worlds become better known. Whatever the tenets of a specific religion, we offer five general principles for cosmotheology.

'''Cosmotheology''' is to be distinguished from Derham's eighteenth-century [[astrotheology]] in that the main thrust of the former is not to offer proof of God or God's attributes, but to use [[Nature]] to inform a much broader range of theological discussion. The history of the [[extraterrestrial life debate]] gives us some idea of the elements of a cosmotheology as perceived by our predecessors. Although we need not be bound by their limits, the problems of the new universe for Christianity are fairly clear, and will become clearer for other religions as their attitudes toward life on other worlds become better known. Whatever the tenets of a specific religion, we offer five general principles for cosmotheology.