The Patristic Understanding of Creation
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The Patristic Understanding of Creation

An Anthology of Writings from the Church Fathers on Creation and Design

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The Patristic Understanding of Creation

An Anthology of Writings from the Church Fathers on Creation and Design

About this book

The Patristic Understanding of Creation encapsulates what the Church Fathers had to say, in their own words, on the topic of creation. Going back to Roman and Byzantine times, the writings of the Church Fathers are basic to Christian theology and provide a benchmark for how Christians have traditionally understood creation. This understanding of creation, however, faces tremendous challenges in our day, especially in discussions at the intersection of science and religion. Process theology and other efforts to reconceptualize creation have explicitly opposed key elements of the Christian doctrine of creation: creation ex nihilo, the transcendence and immanence of God in creation, “the absolute creatureliness and non-self-sufficiency of the world" (to use a phrase of Fr. Georges Florovsky), the goodness of creation, and the openness of the world to divine action. All of these the Church Fathers not only held but also ably defended. This anthology is therefore not merely of academic or historical interest. In reasserting a theologically sound understanding of creation, this anthology fills a need that is both practical and urgent.

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Yes, you can access The Patristic Understanding of Creation by William A. Dembski,Wayne J. Downs,Fr. Justin B.A. Frederick in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Theology & Religion & Religion & Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Erasmus Press
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9781645427018
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Religion & Science

INDEX

1
1 Corinthians, 362, 542
1 Peter, 559
6
6000 years, 418, 481, 483
A
A. See Alpha
Abraham, 109, 367, 451, 453, 488
abyss, 104–5, 107, 226–8, 240, 290, 308, 311, 377, 410, 434–5, 441, 538
accident, 125, 140, 460, 497, 508, 519, 529, 557
Adam, 53, 88, 90, 99–02, 131, 154, 156, 235–45, 267–8, 274, 276–9, 283, 351, 357, 367, 386, 448–9, 451, 453–4, 526, 530
adversary, 105, 112, 168, 232, 297, 435
Aeon(s), 35–38
ages, 92, 131–2, 163, 269, 275, 302, 316, 320–1, 333, 397, 430, 442, 444, 446, 449, 452, 455–8, 467, 483, 486, 490, 494, 509, 517, 543–5, 565
air, 2–6, 15, 20, 25–6, 122, 124, 149, 159, 163, 169, 192–3, 197, 200–1, 214–5, 237, 252, ...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Permission Acknowledgements
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Justin Martyr
  8. Athenagoras
  9. Irenæus
  10. Clement of Alexandria
  11. Tertullian
  12. Theophilus of Antioch
  13. Origen
  14. Lactantius
  15. Athanasius
  16. Ephrem the Syrian
  17. Methodius of Olympus
  18. Cyril of Jerusalem
  19. Gregory Nazianzen
  20. Basil the Great
  21. Gregory of Nyssa
  22. John Chrysostom
  23. Augustine of Hippo
  24. Maximus
  25. John of Damascus
  26. An Afterword by Georges Florovsky
  27. List of Abbreviations
  28. Bibliographic Information
  29. Specific Locations of Cited Texts
  30. Index