{"product_id":"creation-and-the-god-of-abraham-paperback-9781107697270","title":"Creation and the God of Abraham (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107697270","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCreation and the God of Abraham\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDevelops perspectives of the foundational doctrine of creation from Judaism, Christianity and Islam, exploring their relevance in the modern world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid B. Burrell (Edited by), Carlo Cogliati (Edited by), Janet M. Soskice (Edited by), William R. Stoeger (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107697270, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 August 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages, 1 table\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReview of the hardback: 'This book is an example of inter-faith dialogue at its most constructive … This collection is a magnificent achievement. It left me hoping for a thoroughgoing formulation of 'theology and science' which started from what this book lays before us. I venture that almost all we need for the renewal of that field could be found in this exceptional volume.' Church Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCreatio 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Preface David D. Burrell and Janet M. Soskice\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Carlo Cogliati\u003cbr\u003e 1. Creation ex nihilo: early history Ernan McMullin\u003cbr\u003e 2. Creatio ex nihilo: its Jewish and Christian foundations Janet M. Soskice\u003cbr\u003e 3. The act of creation with its theological consequences David D. Burrell\u003cbr\u003e 4. Scotistic metaphysics and creation ex nihilo Alexander Broadie\u003cbr\u003e 5. Creation and the context of theology and science in Maimonides and Crescas Dan Davies\u003cbr\u003e 6. Creation: Avicenna's metaphysical account Rahim Acar\u003cbr\u003e 7. Four conceptions of creatio ex nihilo and the compatibility question Pirooz Fatoorchi\u003cbr\u003e 8. Will, necessity, and creation as monistic theophany in the Islamic philosophical tradition Ibrahim Kalim\u003cbr\u003e 9. Trinity, motion and creation ex nihilo Simon Oliver\u003cbr\u003e 10. The big bang, quantum cosmology and creatio ex nihilo William R. Stoeger\u003cbr\u003e 11. What is written into creation? Simon Conway Morris\u003cbr\u003e 12. Creatio ex nihilo and dual causality James R. Pambrun\u003cbr\u003e 13. God and creatures acting: the idea of double agency Thomas F. Tracy\u003cbr\u003e 14. Thomas Aquinas on knowing and coming to know: the Beatific vision and learning from contingency Eugene F. 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