The Doctrine of Creation: Essays in Dogmatics, History and Philosophy (Academic Paperback)

This study by leading scholars from around the world engages with central hermeneutical, philosophical and theological dimensions of the doctrine of creation. Particular prominence is given to discussion of creation 'out of nothing'm the relation of eternal creator to temporal creation, the Trinitarian construction of the doctrine and its ethical implications. The essays comprise: -Robert Jenson on the doctrine of creation -Paul Helm on eternal creation -Colin Gunton on Genesis and on the Reformers -Alan Torrance on spatio-temporal dimensions -Daniel Hardy on creation and eschatology -Brian Horne on divine and human creativity -Christoph Schwobel on God, creation and the Christian community These expert contributions open up new dimensions to an important topic currently receiving renewed attention. Colin E. Gunton was Professor of Christian Docrtine at King's College London. CONTENTS......Page 6 INTRODUCTION......Page 8 1. ASPECTS OF A DOCTRINE OF CREATION......Page 24 2. ETERNAL CREATION: THE DOCTRINE OF THE TWO STANDPOINTS......Page 36 3. BETWEEN ALLEGORY AND MYTH: THE LEGACY OF THE SPIRITUALISING OF GENESIS......Page 54 4. THE END OF CAUSALITY? THE REFORMERS AND THEIR PREDECESSORS......Page 70 5. CREATIO EX NIHILO AND THE SPATIOTEMPORAL DIMENSIONS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO JÜRGEN MOLTMANN AND D. C. WILLIAMS......Page 90 6. CREATION AND ESCHATOLOGY......Page 112 7. DIVINE AND HUMAN CREATIVITY......Page 142 8. GOD, CREATION AND THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY: THE DOGMATIC BASIS OF A CHRISTIAN ETHIC OF CREATEDNESS......Page 156 D......Page 184 M......Page 185 Z......Page 186 "This study, by leading scholars from around the world, engages with central hermeneutical, philosophical and theological dimensions of the doctrine of creation. Particular prominence is given to discussion of creation "out of nothing," the relation of eternal creator to temporal creation, the Trinitarian construction of the doctrine and its ethical implications. Opens up new dimensions to an important topic."--Bloomsbury Publishing