Religion and Creation Contributor(s): Ward, Keith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198263945 ISBN-13: 9780198263944 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: This book is the second part of a major project in comparative theology begun with 'Religion and Revelation', which looks at major concepts of faith in some main scriptural religions of the world. In 'Religion and Creation', the author explores the idea of a creator God in the work of twentieth-century writers from Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity. He develops a positive concept of God which stresses God's dynamic and responsive relation to the temporal structure of the universe, and the importance of that structure to the self-expression of the divine being. Professor Wars goes on to present a Trinitarian doctrine of creation, drawing inspiration from a wider set of theistic traditions and recent discussions in physics in the realm of cosmology. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Philosophy |
Dewey: 291.24 |
LCCN: 95044774 |
Lexile Measure: 1430 |
Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.43" W x 8.48" (1.16 lbs) 358 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This is the second book in a trilogy tracing major concepts in the four scriptural faiths of the world: Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity. Following the first book on Revelation, this new book focuses on the question of Creation. Ward explores what modern thinkers across the world and across faiths have had to say on the topic. In addition, he considers the insights of modern physics, and shows how the universe can be seen as the expression of the mind and heart of God. |