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• Creation in scripture
• Creatio ex nihilo
• Creation and fall
• The providence of God
• Deism and natural theology
• Evolution and cosmic fine-tuning
• Animals, the environment, and extraterrestrials.

This book explores anew the theme of creation in Scripture, tradition, and contemporary theology. David Fergusson defends the classical account of creation out of nothing but gives more sustained attention than the Christian tradition typically has given to the holistic significance of the created world.Offering both doctrinal exposition and apologetic argument, Fergusson discusses creation in relation to the problem of evil and the fall, divine providence, deism, Darwinian evolution, environmental ethics, animal rights, and other matters. Unusually, the book also touches on the topic of extraterrestrial intelligence. Concise and accessible, Fergusson's Creation will be particularly useful to students and others seeking a well-informed overview of this important subject.".
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• Intro
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• 1. Creation in Scripture
• 2. Creatio Ex Nihilo
• 3. Creation and Fall
• 4. The Providence of God
• 5. Deism and Natural Theology
• 6. Evolution and Cosmic Fine-Tuning
• 7. Animals, the Environment, and Extraterrestrials
• Annotated Bibliography
• Index

• 1. Introduction
• 2. God - God as Transcendent, God as Living, God as Productive, God as Present
• 3. Creates - The Basic Characteristics of Creatures, The Diversity of Creatures, The Unity of Creatures4 From Nothing - Nothing but God, Nothing apart from God, Nothing Limits Go
• d5. Evil - Is Evil Nothing?, Is God Evil?, Is Evil a Creature?, In Place of a Theodicy
• 6. Providence - Conservatio and the Problem of Occasionalism, Concursus and the Problem of Determinism, Gubernatio and the Problem of Melioris
• m7. Glory - The Glory of Heaven, Icons: Seeing Heaven's Glory, The Eucharist: Tasting Heaven's Glory
• 8. Conclusion.
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Too often the doctrine of creation has been made to serve limited or pointless ends, like the well-worn arguments between science and faith over the question of human and cosmic origins. Given this history, some might be tempted to ignore the theology of creation, thinking it has nothing new or substantive to say. They would be wrong.In this stimulating volume, Ian A. McFarland shows that at the heart of the doctrine of creation lies an essential truth about humanity: we are completely dependent on God. Apart from this realization, little else about us makes sense.McFarland demonstrates that this radical dependence is a consequence of the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo, creation from nothing. Taking up the theological consequences of creation--theodicy and Providence--the author provides a detailed and innovative constructive theology of creation. Drawing on the biblical text, classical sources, and contemporary thought, From Nothing proves that a robust theology of creation is a necessary correlate to the Christian confession of redemption in Jesus Christ.
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• Verse one: 1. The end of eternity
• 2. The creation of time
• 3. Translating creation
• Verse two: 4. Earth's inventory
• 5. The blue planet
• 6. Agents of God
• Verse Three: 7. Light and time
• 8. Embryonic light
• 9. Here comes the sun.

The first three verses of the Torah are perhaps the best-known sentences of the Hebrew Bible. They may also very well be the least understood. In Awesome Creation, Rabbi Yosef Bitton delves into these verses with an open mind and an open heart. Drawing on classical Jewish sources as well as current scientific data, Rabbi Bitton offers a fresh reading of the initial words of Scripture. Among the subjects covered are the coincidences and differences between the Big Bang theory and the Biblical Creation story, the unexplored consequences of Creation ex nihilo, the controversies surrounding the age of the universe, the state of our planet upon its creation, the natural forces used by the Creator to reshape His world, and the enigma of the nature of primeval light. Throughout his book, Rabbi Bitton emphasizes the importance of an accurate comprehension of Biblical Hebrew, as explained by the Rabbis of the Talmud and the classical Torah commentators. Through a precise understanding of each word of these verses and thanks to todays modern scientific knowledge we are able to appreciate, as never before, the beauty and sophistication of the Biblical story of Creation.
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The major monotheistic religions of the world - Judaism, Christianity and Islam - have certain scriptural elements in common, particularly concerning the beginnings of life and the early history of humanity. This shared beginning compels further study. The focus here is on the story of the creation of the universe and of humans. Part One traces the development of the earth and its inhabitants from a scientific viewpoint. Part Two features scriptures from the Jewish Torah from the creation to the destruction of the Tower of Babel, including Catholic, Protestant and Fundamentalist Christian interpretations of these stories. Part Three affords a Muslim perspective, with excerpts from the Sirah that refer to events and characters from the early chapters of Genesis.
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Addressed to students of classical mythology, religion, and comparative mythology, this volume contains myths of creation from three ancient cultures. Included are selections from the Hebrew Bible, the Mesopotamian Enuma Elish and Atrahasis, and Hesiod's Theogony and Works and Days. The texts are complemented by essays on the cultural contexts in which the myths arose.
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