Knowing Creation: Perspectives from Theology, Philosophy, and Science Contributor(s): Torrance, Andrew B. (Editor), McCall, Thomas H. (Editor), Zondervan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0310536138 ISBN-13: 9780310536130 Publisher: Zondervan Academic OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion & Science - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Philosophy |
Dewey: 231.765 |
LCCN: 2017046169 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: 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:
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. |
Contributor Bio(s): McCall, Thomas H.: - Thomas H. McCall (PhD, Calvin Seminary) is professor of biblical and systematic theology and director of the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He is the author of Which Trinity? Whose Monotheism? Philosophical and Systematic Theologians on the Metaphysics of Trinitarian Theology; Forsaken: The Trinity and the Cross, and Why It Matters; An Invitation to Analytic Christian Theology and coeditor (with Michael C. Rea) of Philosophical and Theological Essays on the Trinity.Torrance, Andrew B.: - Andrew B. Torrance (PhD, University of Otago) is a Research Fellow at St. Mary's College, the School of Divinity of the University of St. Andrews, Scotland and the project leader for Scientists in Congregations Scotland (www.sicscotland.org). He is author of The Freedom to Become a Christian: A Kierkegaardian Account of Human Transformation in Relationship with God (T & T Clark, 2016) and has published a number of articles in related areas. |