{"product_id":"9780310536130_knowing-creation","title":"Knowing Creation","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is hard to think of an area of Christian theology that provides more scope for interdisciplinary conversation than the doctrine of creation. This doctrine not only invites reflection on an intellectual concept: it calls for contemplation of the endlessly complex, dynamic, and fascinating world that human being inhabit. But the possibilities for wide-ranging discussion are such that scholars sometimes end up talking past one another. Productive conversation requires mutual understanding of insights across disciplinary boundaries. \u003cem\u003eKnowing Creation \u003c\/em\u003eoffers an essential resource for helping scholars from a range of fields to appreciate one another's concerns and perspectives. In so doing, it offers an important step forward in establishing a mutually-enriching dialogue that addresses, amongst others, the following key questions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho is the God who creates?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy does God create?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is \"creation\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to recognize that a theology of creation speaks of a natural world that is subject to the observation of the natural sciences? What does it mean to talk about both a \"natural\" order and a \"created\" order?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat are the major tensions that have arisen between the natural sciences and Christian thinking historically, and why? How can we move beyond such tensions to a positive and constructive conversation, while also avoiding facile notions such as a \"god of the gaps\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it feasible for a natural scientist to maintain a belief in God's continuing creative activity?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn what ways might a naturalistic understanding of the natural world be said to be limited?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can biblical studies, theology, philosophy, history, and science talk better together about these questions?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when the doctrine of creation - and even a mention of \"creation\" - has been disparaged due to its supposed associations with anti-scientific dogma, and theological offerings sometimes risk appearing a little more than reactionary exercises in naive apologetics, ill-informed by science or distinctly wary of engagement with it, it is more important than ever to offer a cross-disciplinary resource that can voice a positive account of a Christian theology of creation, and do so as a genuinely broad-ranging conversation about science and faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors to \u003cem\u003eKnowing Creation\u003c\/em\u003e include Marilyn McCord Adams, Denis Alexander, Susan Eastman, C. Stephen Evans, Peter van Inwagen, Christoph Schwobel, John H. Walton, Francis Watson, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew B Torrance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40702278664241,"sku":"9780310536130","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9780310536130.jpg?v=1780470867","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9780310536130_knowing-creation","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}