Creation ex nihilo: origins, development, contemporary challenges
by Anderson, Gary A. Bockmuehl, Markus N. A.
The doctrine of creation ex nihilo has met with criticism and revisionary theories in recent years, from the worlds of science, theology, and philosophy. This volume concentrates on several key areas: the relationship of the doctrine to its purported biblical sources, how the doctrine emerged in the first several centuries of the Common Era, why the doctrine came under heavy criticism in the modern era, how some theologians have responded to the objections, and the relationship of the doctrine …
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- Full title :Creation ex nihilo : origins, development, contemporary challenges / edited by Gary A. Anderson and Markus Bockmuehl.
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The doctrine of creation ex nihilo has met with criticism and revisionary theories in recent years, from the worlds of science, theology, and philosophy. This volume concentrates on several key areas: the relationship of the doctrine to its purported biblical sources, how the doctrine emerged in the first several centuries of the Common Era, why the doctrine came under heavy criticism in the modern era, how some theologians have responded to the objections, and the relationship of the doctrine to claims of modern science, for example, the fundamental law of physics that matter cannot be create.
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- Publication Date:2018
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):University of Notre Dame Press
- Place of Publication:Notre Dame, Indiana
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2018
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (vii, 421 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780268102555, 0268102554, 9780268102562, 0268102562
- oclc:ocn995630417
- LC Classification:BT695
- Dewey Decimal:231.7/65
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