Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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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.

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00:00 - Introduction
01:23 - 1) Christianity is capacious
02:38 - 2) Christianity’s claims are specific
04:52 - 3) God is infinite, free, and creative
08:40 - 4) What about incarnation and redemption?
10:43 - The Anchors of Christianity