Exotheology and the Biblical Bounds of Intelligent Life: Angels, Humans, and Animals
To the point
Biblically, there are three kinds of intelligent beings—angels, humans descended from Adam, and animals; there’s no basis for alien life or an alien Redeemer, the focus is on Jesus and earthly humanity, and many Christians explore various creation models (Big Bang, Ex Nihilo, Day-Age, Gap Theory, Intelligent Design, Old Earth, Young Earth, theistic evolution) as ongoing questions.