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Creation Care

Author : Douglas J. Moo
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
ISBN 13 : 0310416558
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Creation Care written by Douglas J. Moo and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible reveals a God whose creative power and loving care embrace all that exists, from earth and sky and sea to every creeping, crawling, swimming, and flying creature. Yet the significance of the Bible’s extensive teaching about the natural world is easily overlooked by Christians accustomed to focusing only on what the Bible says about God’s interaction with human beings. In Creation Care, part of the Biblical Theology for Life series, father and son team Douglas and Jonathan Moo invite readers to open their Bibles afresh to explore the place of the natural world within God’s purposes and to celebrate God’s love as displayed in creation and new creation. Following the contours of the biblical storyline, they uncover answers to questions such as: What is the purpose of the non-human creation? Can a world with things like predators, parasites, and natural disasters still be the ‘good’ world described in Genesis 1? What difference does the narrative of the ‘Fall’ make for humankind’s responsibility to rule over other creatures? Does Israel’s experience on the land have anything to teach Christians about their relationship with the earth? What difference does Jesus make for our understanding of the natural world? How does our call to care for creation fit within the hope for a new heaven and a new earth? What is unique about Christian creation care compared with other approaches to ‘environmental’ issues? How does creation care fit within the charge to proclaim the gospel and care for the poor? In addition to providing a comprehensive biblical theology of creation care, they probe behind the headlines and politicized rhetoric about an ‘environmental crisis’ and climate change to provide a careful and judicious analysis of the most up-to-date scientific data about the state of our world. They conclude by setting forth a bold framework and practical suggestions for an effective and faithful Christian response to the scriptural teaching about the created world. But rather than merely offering a response to environmental concerns, Creation Care invites readers into a joyful vision of the world as God’s creation in which they can rediscover who they truly are as creatures called to love and serve the Creator and to delight in all he has made.

God and Creation in Christian Theology

Author : Kathryn Tanner
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 9781451412338
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book God and Creation in Christian Theology written by Kathryn Tanner and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How are God and creatures related? How can one reconcile the sovereignty and power of God with creatures' capacity to act freely?Kathryn Tanner's important and original work seeks an answer in the features and limits of traditional Christian discourse. Her search for a unique kernal or regulative dimension of the Christian doctrine of God-world relations leads her to identify in the tradition an operative "grammar&334; of meaningful theological discourse that not only informs the past but can guide the future.

Creation and Humanity

Author : Ian A. McFarland
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 0664231357
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Creation and Humanity written by Ian A. McFarland and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This major sourcebook provides significant primary readings from the history of Christian theology on the topics of creation and humanity. Beginning with an extended introduction, McFarland fleshes out the topics of creation and humanity in sections such as "God as Creator," "The Human Creature," "Evil and Sin," and "Providence," and provides a brief introduction to each selection that demonstrates its importance and establishes its historical context. This collection will be of special value in classrooms, allowing students to experience firsthand some major works that shaped efforts to forge a sound Christian understanding of creation and humanity.

Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design

Author : Zondervan,
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
ISBN 13 : 0310080983
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design written by Zondervan, and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evolution--or the broader topic of origins--has enormous relevance to how we understand the Christian faith and how we interpret Scripture. Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design presents the current "state of the conversation" about origins among evangelicals representing four key positions: Young Earth Creationism - Ken Ham (Answers in Genesis) Old Earth (Progressive) Creationism - Hugh Ross (Reasons to Believe) Evolutionary Creation - Deborah B. Haarsma (BioLogos) Intelligent Design - Stephen C. Meyer (The Discovery Institute) The contributors offer their best defense of their position addressing questions such as: What is your position on origins - understood broadly to include the physical universe, life, and human beings in particular? What do you take to be the most persuasive arguments in defense of your position? How do you demarcate and correlate evidence about origins from current science and from divine revelation? What hinges on answering these questions correctly? This book allows each contributor to not only present the case for his or her view, but also to critique and respond to the critiques of the other contributors, allowing you to compare their beliefs in an open forum setting to see where they overlap and where they differ.

Creation in the Old Testament

Author : Bernhard W. Anderson
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Creation in the Old Testament written by Bernhard W. Anderson and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishing. This book was released on 1984 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Creation, Fall, Restoration

Author : Andrew Kulikovsky
Publisher : Mentor
ISBN 13 : 9781845504465
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Creation, Fall, Restoration written by Andrew Kulikovsky and published by Mentor. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amidst the debate among creationists, Andrew Kulikovsky's call to return to biblical authority is relevant to all evangelicals, whether convinced that the earth is recent or old.

The Gift of Being

Author : Zachary Hayes
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814683592
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book The Gift of Being written by Zachary Hayes and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In view of the critical environmental problems confronting the modern world, reflection on the nature and meaning of the world and on humanity's place in it becomes increasingly important. While Christian theology has done this for centuries, the present situation calls for a serious rethinking of many issues in the light of contemporary physics, biology, and cultural history. The Gift of Being presents insights of the sciences in a way that is helpful for Christians today. Creation theology helps believers come to a stronger sense of their own identity as they come to an awareness of the world. This enables them to gain a deeper insight into how they ought to relate to that world if they wish to find meaning in their lives. This state of being requires a willingness to distinguish between the medium and the message in approaching the Scriptures. It also requires a willingness to take the sciences seriously. In The Gift of Being, Hayes focuses on traditional questions of creation, but also comments on where science is with creation, anthropology, and destiny. He begins by discussing the relation between faith and reason, and hence between theology and science, from a historical perspective, moving to the most current statements of modern Popes. He follows with a summary statement of the possible retrieval of the biblical religious insights that can be distinguished from the physical worldview that stands behind much of the biblical material. This allows for a discussion of the traditional concept of creation from nothing in the form of a conversation with contemporary physics. He then discusses the Christian idea of God as the primal mystery of creative love from whom all of creation flows. With these foundational ideas in place, Hayes looks at such questions as the origin of humanity and the failure of humanity throughout history. He then focuses on the tradition of cosmic Christology. Finally, the theological issues of the final outcome of God's creation and its history is discussed against the background of the current scientific projections of a future for the cosmos. Chapters are Science, the Bible, and Christianity," "The Vision of the Hebrew Scriptures," "Creation and the Christian Scriptures," "Creation from Nothing," "The Triune God, the Creator," "Humanity in the Cosmic Context," "Sin and Evil," "Christ and the Cosmos," and "Creation and the Future." Zachary Hayes, OFM, PhD, is professor of systematic theology at Catholic Theological Union. He has taught and written extensively on matters related to the theological understanding of creation and the relation between theology and science. He is on the staff of the Chicago Center for Religion and Science. He is the author of Visions of a Future: A Study of Christian Eschatology from the New Theology Studies series published by The Liturgical Press.

Knowing Creation

Author : Zondervan,
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
ISBN 13 : 0310536146
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Knowing Creation written by Zondervan, and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is hard to think of an area of Christian theology that provides more scope for interdisciplinary conversation than the doctrine of creation. This doctrine not only invites reflection on an intellectual concept: it calls for contemplation of the endlessly complex, dynamic, and fascinating world that human being inhabit. But the possibilities for wide-ranging discussion are such that scholars sometimes end up talking past one another. Productive conversation requires mutual understanding of insights across disciplinary boundaries. Knowing Creation offers an essential resource for helping scholars from a range of fields to appreciate one another's concerns and perspectives. In so doing, it offers an important step forward in establishing a mutually-enriching dialogue that addresses, amongst others, the following key questions: Who is the God who creates? Why does God create? What is "creation"? What does it mean to recognize that a theology of creation speaks of a natural world that is subject to the observation of the natural sciences? What does it mean to talk about both a "natural" order and a "created" order? What are the major tensions that have arisen between the natural sciences and Christian thinking historically, and why? How can we move beyond such tensions to a positive and constructive conversation, while also avoiding facile notions such as a "god of the gaps"? Is it feasible for a natural scientist to maintain a belief in God's continuing creative activity? In what ways might a naturalistic understanding of the natural world be said to be limited? How can biblical studies, theology, philosophy, history, and science talk better together about these questions? At a time when the doctrine of creation - and even a mention of "creation" - has been disparaged due to its supposed associations with anti-scientific dogma, and theological offerings sometimes risk appearing a little more than reactionary exercises in naive apologetics, ill-informed by science or distinctly wary of engagement with it, it is more important than ever to offer a cross-disciplinary resource that can voice a positive account of a Christian theology of creation, and do so as a genuinely broad-ranging conversation about science and faith. Contributors to Knowing Creation include Marilyn McCord Adams, Denis Alexander, Susan Eastman, C. Stephen Evans, Peter van Inwagen, Christoph Schwobel, John H. Walton, Francis Watson, and more. X

From Nothing

Author : Ian Alexander McFarland
Publisher : Presbyterian Publishing Corp
ISBN 13 : 066423819X
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book From Nothing written by Ian Alexander McFarland and published by Presbyterian Publishing Corp. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too often the doctrine of creation has been made to serve limited or pointless ends, like the well-worn arguments between science and faith over the question of human and cosmic origins. Given this history, some might be tempted to ignore the theology of creation, thinking it has nothing new or substantive to say. They would be wrong. In this stimulating volume, Ian A. McFarland shows that at the heart of the doctrine of creation lies an essential truth about humanity: we are completely dependent on God. Apart from this realization, little else about us makes sense. McFarland demonstrates that this radical dependence is a consequence of the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo, creation from nothing. Taking up the theological consequences of creation--theodicy and Providence--the author provides a detailed and innovative constructive theology of creation. Drawing on the biblical text, classical sources, and contemporary thought, From Nothing proves that a robust theology of creation is a necessary correlate to the Christian confession of redemption in Jesus Christ.

God's Gift of the Universe

Author : Paul O'Callaghan
Publisher : CUA Press
ISBN 13 : 0813234492
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book God's Gift of the Universe written by Paul O'Callaghan and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many ways of understanding the reality of the world we live in and experience. Science, philosophy, art all offer us ample descriptions, explanations and intuitions. But Christian believers go beyond all that, for they attempt to understand the origins of the universe in terms of the creation of the world by God. Revelation tells us what God had in mind when he made the world ex nihilo, without presuppositions of any kind. God’s Gift of the Universe attempts to present the principal elements and stages of creation theology. The doctrine is to be found fundamentally, of course, in Scripture, both Old and New Testament, which describes the world in the light of God’s word. Yet since God actually gave existence to the world, down to the last detail, our reflection on God’s word not only explains the reality of creation, how it works, its nature, as science does. It also explains how creation came into being in the mind and heart of the Triune God, and, ultimately, why God created the world. In God’s Gift of the Universe, a considerable effort has been spent throughout the book on the Christological and Trinitarian aspects of creation, particularly in the theology of Church Fathers. Creation is presented besides in a deeply eschatological key, for God created the world for purpose of making his glory eternally manifest. The book also considers the way God ‘intervenes’ in the life of the created world, through conservation in being and providence. The meaning of time, matter and spirit are considered. The need for ecological awareness is central. One aspect of the mystery of creation that receives special attention is the presence of evil in the world. This is of particular importance once we accept that God made the world, whole and entire, thus assuming responsibility for the world as it is. The origin of evil through the sin of spiritual creatures provides the ultimate though not the only explanation of the mystery of evil. Particular consideration is given to the reality of ‘original sin’.

In the Beginning

Author : Herman Bavinck
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Beginning written by Herman Bavinck and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 1999 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herman Bavinck's In the Beginning contains treatments of frequently addressed topics, such as evolution, Darwinism, and the age of humanity, but it also broadens the theological discussion of creation by exploring other elements of this essential doctrine, including angels and the spiritual world, the image of God in humans, the destiny of creation and humanity, and God's providential care over creation.

Christian Understandings of Creation

Author : Denis Edwards
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1506438350
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Christian Understandings of Creation written by Denis Edwards and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the two-thousand-year span of Christian history, believers in Jesus have sought to articulate their faith and their understanding of how God works in the world. How do we, as we examine the vast and varied output of those who came before us, understand the unity and the diversity of their thinking? How do we make sense of our own thought in light of theirs?

Theology of Creation

Author : Peter Damian Fehlner
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532663978
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Theology of Creation written by Peter Damian Fehlner and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-10-19 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theology of Creation, volume seven of the Collected Essays of Peter Damian Fehlner,presents Fehlner’s writings on creation, spanning forty years of reflection. Emphasizing the dogmatic, Fehlner presents an accessible, yet rigorous, analysis of the key assumptions, missteps, ambiguities, and plain equivocations that have given rise to so much controversy since the appearance of Darwin’s 1859 On the Origin of Species. Basing himself firmly on theological and metaphysical foundations that must be maintained and clarified in order to provide a coherent and faithfully Catholic account of the origins and purposes of the created order, Fehlner clarifies the concept of creation, addresses the distinction between scientific, theological, and metaphysical taxonomies, and points to the Marian mode of the Incarnation as the key for disentangling valid from invalid or ambiguous conceptions of creation and evolution. Throughout these essays, Fehlner strives to present scientific claims in a clear and concise manner, while adhering closely to the method and metaphysical insights of Augustine, Bonaventure, John Duns Scotus, and Maximilian Kolbe. These essays present a fascinating window into the evolution of the thinking of an outstanding theologian and metaphysician wrestling with profoundly impactful questions, both within and beyond the borders of the church.

Creation, Sin, Covenant, and Salvation

Author : Edward P. Meadors
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1610970721
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Creation, Sin, Covenant, and Salvation written by Edward P. Meadors and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creation, Covenant, Sin, and Salvation is a primer for biblical theology that is accessible to lay readers of all ages. This is the ideal book for those seeking a short, accessible synopsis of the Christian worldview. Sprinkled with anecdotes and illustrations, the book eases readers into a succinct yet comprehensive discussion of biblical thought. The final chapter explains the authority, practical value, and intended purpose of Scripture. Meadors inspires readers to think critically about the real life believability of the Christian faith, especially its intellectual coherence. In keeping with biblical theology, the book affirms the continuity of biblical revelation from beginning to end before consummating in the resurrection of the dead and God's restoration of all creation.

The Doctrine of Creation

Author : Bruce Riley Ashford
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830854916
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book The Doctrine of Creation written by Bruce Riley Ashford and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity Today Book Award ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award Apart from the doctrine of God, no doctrine is as comprehensive as that of creation. It is woven throughout the entire fabric of Christian theology. It goes to the deepest roots of reality and leaves no area of life untouched. Across the centuries, however, the doctrine of creation has often been eclipsed or threatened by various forms of gnosticism. Yet if Christians are to rise to current challenges related to public theology and ethics, we must regain a robust, biblical doctrine of creation. According to Bruce Ashford and Craig Bartholomew, one of the best sources for outfitting this recovery is Dutch neo-Calvinism. Abraham Kuyper, Herman Bavinck, and their successors set forth a substantial doctrine of creation's goodness, but recent theological advances in this tradition have been limited. Now in The Doctrine of Creation Ashford and Bartholomew develop the Kuyperian tradition's rich resources on creation for systematic theology and the life of the church today. In addition to tracing historical treatments of the doctrine, the authors explore intertwined theological themes such as the omnipotence of God, human vocation, and providence. They draw from diverse streams of Christian thought while remaining rooted in the Kuyperian tradition, with a sustained focus on doing theology in deep engagement with Scripture. Approaching the world as God's creation changes everything. Thus The Doctrine of Creation concludes with implications for current issues, including those related to philosophy, science, the self, and human dignity. This exegetically grounded constructive theology contributes to renewed appreciation for and application of the doctrine of creation—which is ultimately a doctrine of profound hope.

Creation Made Free

Author : Thomas Jay Oord
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1606084887
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Creation Made Free written by Thomas Jay Oord and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open Theology offers an advantageous framework for engaging the sciences. With its emphasis upon creaturely freedom, relationality, realist epistemology, and love, Open Theology makes a fruitful dialogue partner with leading fields and theories in contemporary science. In Creation Made Free, leading proponents of open theism explore natural and social scientific dimensions of reality as these dimensions both inform and are informed by Open Theology. Important themes addressed include evolution, creation ex nihilo, emergence theory, biblical cosmology, cognitive linguistics, quantum theory, and forgiveness.

Creation Theology

Author : José Morales
Publisher : Scepter Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781851822645
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (226 download)

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Download or read book Creation Theology written by José Morales and published by Scepter Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The notion and truth of creation has many direct implications for the role of man and woman in the world: the meaning of pain; the connection between religious outlook and science's view of the world; and the development of a theology of the earth. Creation Theology will be useful, not only to students of theology, but to any reader who seeks an understanding of the Christian view of Creation and the role of human life and action in the world. Translated from the Spanish.