Home About Writers Categories Recent Issues Subscribe Contact File Transfer





Dr Cathy Northrup
The Reverend Doctor Cathy Northrup was born in Ft. Meade, MD, and was raised in a variety of places in the United State and Germany, as her father was in Counter Intelligence with the Army. She graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Hamline University in St. Paul, MN, with a double major in English and Religion. She graduated from Georgetown Law Center in Washington, DC, and practiced law with the Federal Reserve Board for a number of years before attending Union Theological Seminaryin Richmond, VA. She graduated from Union, and served several churches in North and South Carolina, at the same time obtaining her Doctor of Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, NJ. Dr. Northrup is currently the Pastor/Head of Staff of First Presbyterian Church, Wichita, KS. She is married and has two black Labrador dogs who were rescued from abusive situations. You can contact Dr. Northrup at cnorthrup@firstpresbywichita.org or by phone at (316) 263-0248, ext. 26.
Religion
2006-07-01 09:38:00
What would be the religious explanation if life were found on other planets?
: If life were discovered on another planet, what would be the religious explanation?
ANSWER: One of my seminary professors put it well.  "Faith," he said (and I am paraphrasing here), "should not get too excited either way ifscience 'proves' something or 'disproves' something.  Science is limited by what we can know as humans.  It may challenge our faith one day, andsupport it the next."For Christians, God is the Creator.  The Bible tells us about life, human life, on the earth; it doesn't talk about life on other planets.  As Christians, we trust that God has told us in the Bible what we need to know, but that being said, nothing is impossible with God. On this point, I would take the caution of Job, that I might not "utter what I [do] not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I [do] not know."  (Job 42:3b)
 
The Q & A Times Journal accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or photographs.Materials will not be returned unless accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Thank you.
 
Wildcard SSL Certificates