If Aliens Exist, Does Christianity Collapse?

About this episode

Gavin Ortlund explores whether the discovery of extraterrestrial life would undermine Christianity, arguing that the Christian faith can absorb even surprising concepts like aliens.

Gavin Ortlund explores whether the discovery of extraterrestrial life would undermine Christianity, arguing that the Christian faith is able to absorb even something as surprising as aliens. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites FOLLOW: Website: https://truthunites.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truth.unites/ X: https://x.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/

People in this episode

Host: Gavin Ortlund

Topics covered

• extraterrestrial life
• Christianity
• theological implications
• faith
• gospel assurance

Keywords

• aliens
• Christian faith
• theology
• extraterrestrial life
• gospel assurance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Truth Unites, Fuller Theological Seminary, Phoenix Seminary, Immanuel Nashville

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