The Meeting of Alfred North Whitehead and Steven J. Dick on God, Extraterrestrial Life, and Cosmic Destiny In Metaphysics of Exo-Life , Andrew M. Davis offers a constructive philosophical response to historian Steven J. Dick’s “naturalistic cosmotheology” from within the process metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead. Davis articulates how Dick’s six core principles of cosmotheology, developed over the last two decades, can be substantially deepened when inversely approached through Whitehead’s organic metaphysics. Detailing how Whitehead’s aesthetic cosmotheological realism addresses significant metaphysical problems wedded to Dick’s proposal, Davis develops six alternative principles that include Dick’s naturalistic intuitions, but also transcend key conceptual and explanatory limitations of his antirealist cosmotheology. The result is a deeper Whiteheadian cosmotheology in a universe pervaded with life, mind, and meaning. In Appendix A, Davis makes a case for the inclusion of process theology in current and future discussions of God and extraterrestrial life by reviewing a variety of neglected statements made by past and present process philosophers and theologians, including core thematic affirmations that emerge. Appendix B republishes Lewis S. Ford’s pioneering 1968 article “Theological Reflections on Extraterrestrial Life” as the first sustained consideration of the topic from the perspective of process philosophy and theology. "Andrew M. Davis's original, provocative, and scintillating book is a tour de force , deepening previous discussions of cosmotheology that carry theology into the realm of the extraterrestrial. He does so in a Whiteheadian process philosophical framework, providing the metaphysical underpinnings for a forward-looking theology that embodies the latest scientific knowledge of the universe around us, especially cosmology, cosmic evolution, and the likelihood of extraterrestrial intelligence. The book opens new theological horizons, and deserves the serious attention of scientists, theologians, philosophers, and a broader audience interested in the future of humanity's relationship to the universe, whether in terms of ethics, value, naturalistic superintelligences, or new conceptions of God. We should all welcome this discussion as part of the expanding fields of astrotheology, astroethics, and cosmophilosophy, which encompass a rethinking of the most basic tenets of theology and ethics in light of the realities of our new cosmic worldview." - Steven J. Dick , Ph.D., Former NASA Chief Historian "Andrew M. Davis's book exemplifies the kind of depth and breadth needed for an emerging area of "cosmophilosophy," and more specifically, "cosmotheology." Davis drills down on Steven J. Dick's contemporary articulation of a naturalistic cosmotheology, and with grace and eloquence, invokes the broad richness of Alfred North Whitehead's process metaphysics, supplemented with surgical use of other thinkers, to reenvision Dick's cosmotheology in more explicit metaphysical and theological lights. This book speaks to theologians and metaphysicians alike." - Mark Lupisella , Ph.D., Goddard Space Flight Center "Andrew M. Davis formulates guiding principles for an expanded cosmology replete with extraterrestrial neighbors. His method is to re-nest Steven Dick's cosmotheology within Alfred North Whitehead's speculative metaphysics. The result is a gloriously comprehensive view of a creative universe guided never-endingly by the divine lure." - Ted Peters , Ph.D., Co-Editor of the journal, Theology and Science "In Metaphysics of Exo-Life , Andrew M. Davis convincingly shows the importance of philosophy and theology to possible extraterrestrial life and, in particular, the neglected relevance of Alfred North Whitehead's organic metaphysics through a sustained and rigorous response to the 'naturalistic cosmotheology' of NASA's former chief historian, Steven J. Dick. The book is a readable, well-argued, and a novel development in current discussions of God and extraterrestrial life." - Keith Ward , Ph.D., Fellow of the British Academy "Is life and mind intrinsic to the universe or a contingency that might have been otherwise? Is there directionality and purpose in the cosmos? In his sweeping new book, Metaphysics of Exo-Life , Andrew M. Davis confronts ultimate meaning and destiny in the universe by articulating Steven Dick's cosmotheology...through Alfred North Whitehead's proce­­ss metaphysics,...Whatever one's prior beliefs about cosmic foundations, including God, this book will challenge and expand them. For those of us obsessed with raw existence and human sentience, while we may not agree with all, we will relish all." - Robert Lawrence Kuhn , Ph.D., Creator and Host, Closer to Truth   Andrew M. Davis, Ph.D. is an American process philosopher, theologian, and scholar of cosmological wonder. He is program director for the Center for Process Studies where he research