Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed by Dr Simon Oliver (English) Paperback Book

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This addition to our popular Guides for the Perplexed series tackles a subject that is enjoying renewed debate: Christianity, along with Judaism and Islam, claims that the universe is not a brute fact. It is 'created'. But what do we mean by 'creation'? Do we mean that the universe is 'designed'? Is it the product of an evolutionary process? How are creatures related to God, and does God act within creation?Simon Oliver begins with the background to the Christian theology of creation in Greek philosophy and the Old Testament. This provides a route into understanding the claim that we are part of a created order that is also the theatre of God's providential action. He examines different understandings of creation, including creation out of nothing and the analogy of being, with close reference to the work of patristic and medieval theologians such as Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. This leads to an historical overview of the relationship between theological, philosophical and scientific approaches to creation in the modern period. Some of the ethical issues concerning humanity's place within, and treatment of, creation and our environment are also examined. A distinctive yet traditional theology of creation is proposed focused on the concepts of gift and participation as ways of understanding more fully the meaning and implications of the claim that the universe is created.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

Simon Oliver is Van Mildert Professor of Divinity in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University, UK.

Table of Contents

AcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction1. Genesis: In the Beginning2. God and Creation ex nihilo3. God and Creation: Participation and Providence4. Creation, the Rise of Natural Science and the Design of the Universe5. The Environment and the Gift of Creation: Beyond Nature and CultureNotesBibliographyAppendix: Reading Aquinas

Review

This year I learned a lot from Simon Oliver's Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed, which begins with Genesis and ends with the contemporary environmental crisis – but its heart is an account of Thomas Aquinas's profound theological vision that is almost dazzling in its lucidity. * Times Literary Supplement Books of the Year *This is a very fine book. I suspect it is one that will continue to be read for a good many years. * Church of England Newspaper *A valuable summary of modern scholarship about the circumstances under which Genesis was written as well as a review of the theories of the Church Fathers as to how the text was to be interpreted. * Times Literary Supplement *

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An introduction to the Christian theology of creation and its relation to scientific and philosophical approaches to nature.

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Judaism, Christianity and Islam claim that the universe is not a brute fact. It is 'created'. But what do we mean by 'creation'? Do we mean that the universe is 'designed'? Is it the product of an evolutionary process? How are creatures related to God, and does God act within creation? .Simon Oliver begins with the background to the Christian doctrine of creation in Greek philosophy and the Old Testament. This provides a route into understanding the claim that we are part of a created order that is also the theatre of God's redemptive action in Christ. He examines different understanding of creation, with close reference to the work of patristic and medieval theologians such as Augustine and Aquinas. .This leads to an historical guide to the relationship between theological, philosophical and scientific approaches to nature in the modern period including Darwinism and Intelligent Design. Some of the ethical issues concerning humanity's place within, and treatment of, creation and our environment are also examined..Finally, a distinctive yet traditional theology of creation is proposed focused on the concepts of gift and participation as ways of understanding more fully the meaning and implications of the claim that the universe is created.

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This is a very fine book. I suspect it is one that will continue to be read for a good many years.

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An introduction to the Christian theology of creation and its relation to scientific and philosophical approaches to nature.

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Offers a clear understanding of a fundamental theological and philosophical topic

Details ISBN056765608X ISBN-10 056765608X ISBN-13 9780567656087 Format Paperback DOI CBID183547 Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 202.4 Short Title CREATION A GD FOR THE PERPLEXE Language English Media Book Pages 224 Imprint T.& T.Clark Ltd Place of Publication Edinburgh Year 2017 Publication Date 2017-06-29 Author Dr Simon Oliver UK Release Date 2017-06-29 NZ Release Date 2017-06-29 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Series Guides for the Perplexed Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2017-06-28 We've got this

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