From nothing : a theology of creation / Ian A. McFarland.
2014
231.765 M143f 2014
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Title
From nothing : a theology of creation / Ian A. McFarland.
Edition
First Edition.
ISBN
9780664238193 (alk. paper)
066423819X (alk. paper)
066423819X (alk. paper)
Published
Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2014]
Language
English
Description
xvii, 212 pages ; 23 cm
Other Standard Identifiers
40024131999
Call Number
231.765 M143f 2014
System Control No.
(OCoLC)870564859
(OCoLC)870564859
(OCoLC)870564859
Summary
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction. Exegetical difficulties ; The origins of the doctrine ; Implications and problems ; A contemporary challenge ; A preliminary response
God. God as transcendent ; God as living ; God as productive ; God as present.
Creates. The basic characteristics of creatures ; The diversity of creatures ; The unity of creatures
From nothing. Nothing but God ; Nothing apart from God ; Nothing limits God
Evil. Is evil nothing? ; Is God evil? ; Is evil a creature? ; In place of a theodicy
Providence. Conservatio and the problem of occasionalism ; Concursus and the problem of determinism ; Gubernatio and the problem of meliorism
Glory. The glory of heaven ; Icons : seeing heaven's glory ; The Eucharist : tasting heaven's glory
Conclusion.
God. God as transcendent ; God as living ; God as productive ; God as present.
Creates. The basic characteristics of creatures ; The diversity of creatures ; The unity of creatures
From nothing. Nothing but God ; Nothing apart from God ; Nothing limits God
Evil. Is evil nothing? ; Is God evil? ; Is evil a creature? ; In place of a theodicy
Providence. Conservatio and the problem of occasionalism ; Concursus and the problem of determinism ; Gubernatio and the problem of meliorism
Glory. The glory of heaven ; Icons : seeing heaven's glory ; The Eucharist : tasting heaven's glory
Conclusion.
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