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This is such an intriguing book for Christians. I would judge that the author has a good working knowledge of Catholicism and is able both to articulate theories of atonement and to make links between the main theme of this story and the thought of Teilhard De Chardin. Not to mention recycling a term from patristic discussions: 'hypostatic union'. In addition one of the strong and main characters is a Roman Catholic woman priest (!). The main theme in this story paddles round the edges of, what would be in Christian terms, theodicy and the meaning of redemption. I'll not say more, except that I may write more about it in due course and that it should be read by Christians interested in the possibilities of scifi.
For me a big part of the interest, as with other books in this series is the exploration of corporate dimensions of being human. And in this case of emergent properties of human co-operation and intelligence.
Amazon.co.uk: Transcendent: Destiny's Children Book 3 (Gollancz): Books: Stephen Baxter

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