Creation and the God of Abraham /

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Imprint:New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2010.
Description:1 online resource (274 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11825860
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Other authors / contributors:Burrell, David B.
ISBN:9780511778063
0511778066
9780511902093
0511902093
9780521518680
0521518687
9781107697270
1107697271
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:"Creatio ex nihilo is a foundational doctrine in the Abrahamic faiths. It states that God created the world freely out of nothing - from no pre-existent matter, space or time. This teaching is central to classical accounts of divine action, free will, grace, theodicy, religious language, intercessory prayer and questions of divine temporality and as such, the foundation of a scriptural God but also the transcendent Creator of all that is. This edited collection explores how we might now recover a place for this doctrine, and with it, a consistent defence of the God of Abraham in philosophical, scientific, and theological terms. The contributions span the religious traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and cover a wide range of sources, including historical, philosophical, scientific and theological. As such, the book develops these perspectives to reveal the relevance of this idea within the modern world"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:Print version: Creation and the God of Abraham. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521518680
Standard no.:9786612733765