Dr. Joel L. Parkyn is an Adjunct Professor of Theology at Holy Apostles College and Seminary, CT. A former U.S. Marine infantry intelligence analyst and cartographer, he received a Ph.D in theology from Exeter University and specializes in the history and interface of science (particularly space science), theology, and religion to the modern period. He holds masters and undergraduate degrees in philosophy and theology from Providence College. He is author of Exotheology: Theological Explorations of Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life (Wipf & Stock, 2021). Research specializations include natural theology, epistemology, and phenomenology; his main research projects include Exotheology, Early Christianity, futurist studies, cosmology, space sciences and astrobiology, extraterrestrial intelligence, and their relationships/relation to theology, religion, and society.