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| Author / Creator: | Morales, José (Morales Marín) |
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| Uniform title: | Misterio de la creación. English |
| Imprint: | Dublin, Ireland ; Portland, OR : Four Courts Press, ©2001. |
| Description: | ix, 261 pages ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4532168 |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. An Introduction to the Theology of Creation
- 1. Creation in the general context of Christian dogmatic theology
- 2. Modern dismissal of creation
- 3. Updating creation studies
- 4. Creation as a horizon for Christian theology and life
- 5. Creation in historical theology
- 6. The teaching on creation and its connexion with other Christian mysteries
- 7. Outline of this textbook
- Part 1. Creation in General
- Chapter 2. Creation in the Old Testament
- 1. The creation account in Genesis 1: 1-2:4a
- 2. Features
- 3. Structure and division
- 4. Commentary
- 5. Genesis 2:5-25
- 6. Creation in the prophetical books
- 7. The Psalms
- 8. Wisdom literature
- 9. The Second Book of Maccabees
- 10. The theological and religious meaning of Old Testament teaching on creation
- Chapter 3. Creation in the New Testament
- 1. General
- 2. The Synoptic Gospels
- 3. Acts of the Apostles
- 4. St Paul
- 5. Epistle to the Hebrews
- 6. St John
- 7. Conclusion
- Chapter 4. The History of the Christian Dogma of Creation (I)
- 1. The notion of creation in Greek thought
- 2. Philo of Alexandria
- 3. The Apostolic Fathers and the Christian Apologists
- 4. Fourth- and fifth-century theology
- 5. The writings of Dionysius
- 6. The beginning of the Middle Ages
- 7. Scholasticism. St Thomas Aquinas
- 8. A mystical interpretation of creation
- 9. The Nominalists
- 10. Martin Luther
- Chapter 5. The History of the Christian Dogma of Creation (II)
- 1. The beginnings of modern thought
- 2. European rationalism
- 3. Creation and subjective conscience
- 4. The impact of idealism
- 5. Renewal of creation theology in Catholic circles in the 19th century
- 6. Modern Protestant theology
- 7. Development of Catholic theology on creation in the 20th century
- Chapter 6. Creation in the Creeds and the Magisterium of the Church
- 1. The faith of the early Church and the liturgy
- 2. The creeds
- 3. The First Council of Nicaea
- 4. The Councils of Constantinople
- 5. The Fourth Lateran Council
- 6. The Council of Cologne
- 7. The First Vatican Council
- 8. The Second Vatican Council
- 9. Postconciliar Magisterium
- Chapter 7. The Notion of Creation
- 1. The act of creating
- 2. The created status of the world and of man
- 3. Creation and evolution
- 4. Creation, the work of all the Trinity
- 5. Creation and redemption
- Chapter 8. The Divine Act of Creation. Its Properties and Consequences
- 1. Creation, a free act of God
- 2. The world was made by God out of nothing (ex nihilo)
- 3. The world was created within time
- Chapter 9. The Purpose of Creation
- 1. Created things exist for the glory of God
- 2. The glory of God and man's happiness
- Chapter 10. Science and the Doctrine of Creation
- 1. Theology and science
- 2. Dialogue between science and faith
- 3. Theology and science on the subject of creation
- 4. Two extreme hypotheses: absolute evolutionism and scientific creationism
- 5. The origin of the universe
- 6. The anthropic principle
- Part 2. Creation as the Start of Salvation History
- Chapter 11. The Angels
- 1. Invisible created beings
- 2. Angels in the Old Testament
- 3. Angels in the New Testament
- 4. Christian tradition
- 5. Angels in the liturgy
- 6. The teaching of the Church concerning angels
- 7. Functions of the angels
- 8. Veneration of angels
- Chapter 12. The Creation of Man and Woman
- 1. The two biblical accounts
- 2. The Priestly account
- 3. Made in the image of God
- 4. Man and woman
- 5. The Yahwist account
- 6. The creation of woman
- 7. Mankind is something special
- 8. Man and woman: equality and differences
- 9. The human being as God's image
- Chapter 13. The Origin and Nature of Man. His Openness to Grace
- 1. Theological anthropology
- 2. Modern anthropological ideas
- 3. The origin of man
- 4. The somatic and spiritual nature of man
- 5. The human soul
- 6. The origin of the soul
- 7. Essential features of the human being
- 8. The oneness of the human race
- 9. Man's elevation to the order of grace
- Chapter 14. Original Sin
- 1. The fall of man
- 2. The Old Testament
- 3. The New Testament
- 4. St Augustine and the Pelagian controversy
- 5. The Councils of Carthage (418) and Orange (526)
- 6. Luther and the Council of Trent (1545-1563)
- 7. The Second Vatican Council and the Profession of Faith of Paul VI (1968)
- 8. The effects of original sin
- Chapter 15. The Problem of Evil
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Physical evil and moral evil
- 3. The origin of evil
- 4. Evil and suffering in Holy Scripture
- 5. Jesus and suffering
- 6. The metaphysics of evil
- 7. The existence of God and the meaning of evil
- 8. An integrated view of the mystery of suffering and love
- Chapter 16. Providence
- 1. God, a Creator who cares for his creation
- 2. The testimony of Holy Scripture
- 3. The philosophical notion of God's governance of the world
- 4. Providence and human life
- 5. Providence at work
- Chapter 17. Man's Vocation in the Created World
- 1. Man, a being called by God
- 2. Vocation and man's task in the world
- 3. The theology of earthly realities
- 4. The autonomy of the temporal order
- 5. Work and its meaning in human life as cooperation in God's plans
- Chapter 18. Man's Dominion of Nature
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Factors causing an ecological crisis
- 3. Ecological awareness in the context of creation theology
- 4. Presumed and true causes of the crisis
- 5. Proposed solutions and remedies
- 6. Towards a theology of the earth
- Bibliography
- Index
