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'Andrew Torrance and Thomas McCall have brought together an outstanding group of philosophers, theologians, biblical scholars, and scientists to reflect on the notion of creation. The result is a deep examination from diverse points of view on the relation of religion and science that ought to be required reading for anyone interested in this important topic.' * ELEONORE STUMP, Robert J. Henle SJ Professor of Philosophy, Saint Louis University *
'Editors Torrance and McCall have assembled a first-rate cast of authors writing with unusually sharp insight about God, science, and the created realm. The great achievement of their book is to demonstrate how productive--rather than how contentious--classical Christianity and contemporary scientific investigation can be. The book is accessible, but deeply considered chapters make a stellar contribution.' * MARK NOLL, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History Emeritus, the University of Notre Dame *
'Knowing Creation brings together leading Christian thinkers to enrich our understanding of the relationship between Christianity and science. I found myself enlightened and encouraged in my faith and my thinking. I recommend this book with great enthusiasm to a broad readership.' * TREMPER LONGMAN III, distinguished scholar and professor emeritus of biblical studies, Westmont College *
'Knowing Creation is a rich collection of theologically informed essays. The authors engage an impressive array of conversations partners from Job and Moses, to Plato and Aristotle, from Luther and Calvin, to Derrida and Dawkins. This is a valuable contribution to the science and religion dialogue.' * KARL GIBERSON, professor of science and religion, Stonehill College *
'Knowing Creation is a wide-ranging resource for those who want to think more deeply about the complexity and wonder of the created world. We are indebted to the authors of these essays for their stimulating--and often challenging--reflections about our knowledge of God's creation.' * J. RICHARD MIDDLETON, professor of biblical worldview and exegesis, Northeastern Seminary at Roberts Wesleyan College *
'Knowing Creation moves beyond jaded conflict narratives to innovative, substantive dialogue about creation. By assembling a team of scientifically savvy theologians, philosophers, and biblical scholars in conversation with theologically informed scientists, Knowing Creation breaks new ground in thinking deeply about the astonishing richness of God's creation.' * JEFF HARDIN, Raymond E. Keller Professor of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison *
'This volume includes chapters that exemplify awareness of relevant areas of contemporary science and biblical scholarship. Other contributors set the topic firmly within an historical context. The uses of the concept of creation are carefully scrutinised by philosophers determined to identify and expose muddled thinking wherever it occurs. The result is a challenging book which will fully reward careful and critical reading.' * MALCOLM JEEVES, emeritus professor, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, St. Andrews University, and past president, the Royal Society of Edinburgh *
“Andrew Torrance and Thomas McCall have brought together an outstanding group of philosophers, theologians, biblical scholars, and scientists to reflect on the notion of creation. The result is a deep examination from diverse points of view on the relation of religion and science that ought to be required reading for anyone interested in this important topic.” * ELEONORE STUMP, Robert J. Henle SJ Professor of Philosophy, Saint Louis University *
“Editors Torrance and McCall have assembled a first-rate cast of authors writing with unusually sharp insight about God, science, and the created realm. The great achievement of their book is to demonstrate how productive---rather than how contentious---classical Christianity and contemporary scientific investigation can be. The book is accessible, but deeply considered chapters make a stellar contribution.” * MARK NOLL, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History Emeritus, the University of Notre Dame *
“Knowing Creation brings together leading Christian thinkers to enrich our understanding of the relationship between Christianity and science. I found myself enlightened and encouraged in my faith and my thinking. I recommend this book with great enthusiasm to a broad readership.” * TREMPER LONGMAN III, distinguished scholar and professor emeritus of biblical studies, Westmont College *
“Knowing Creation is a rich collection of theologically informed essays. The authors engage an impressive array of conversations partners from Job and Moses, to Plato and Aristotle, from Luther and Calvin, to Derrida and Dawkins. This is a valuable contribution to the science and religion dialogue.” * KARL GIBERSON, professor of science and religion, Stonehill College *
“Knowing Creation is a wide-ranging resource for those who want to think more deeply about the complexity and wonder of the created world. We are indebted to the authors of these essays for their stimulating---and often challenging---reflections about our knowledge of God’s creation.” * J. RICHARD MIDDLETON, professor of biblical worldview and exegesis, Northeastern Seminary at Roberts Wesleyan College *
“Knowing Creation moves beyond jaded conflict narratives to innovative, substantive dialogue about creation. By assembling a team of scientifically savvy theologians, philosophers, and biblical scholars in conversation with theologically informed scientists, Knowing Creation breaks new ground in thinking deeply about the astonishing richness of God’s creation.” * JEFF HARDIN, Raymond E. Keller Professor of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison *
“This volume includes chapters that exemplify awareness of relevant areas of contemporary science and biblical scholarship. Other contributors set the topic firmly within an historical context. The uses of the concept of creation are carefully scrutinised by philosophers determined to identify and expose muddled thinking wherever it occurs. The result is a challenging book which will fully reward careful and critical reading.” * MALCOLM JEEVES, emeritus professor, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, St. Andrews University, and past president, the Royal Society of Edinburgh *
“Torrance and McCall bring together leading scholars in theology, biblical studies, philosophy, and the sciences to offer intelligent and immensely accessible perspectives on creation. Anyone who cares about the future of Christian theology and its potential to reinvigorate the meaning and purpose of the sciences should read this volume.” * ELAINE HOWARD ECKLUND, Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences, Rice University *
Table of Contents
I. Introduction: Knowing Creation (editors) II. Theological Perspectives 1. Christoph Schwöbel (Tubingen), Reading Creation: Creation as God’s Text and the Gift of Human Literacy 2. John Webster (St Andrews), “The Introduction of Being Entirely”: Creation Out of Nothing 3. Simon Oliver (Durham): Creation, Nature and Humanity 4. Randall Zachman (Notre Dame), Why Should Free Scientific Inquiry Matter to Faith? III. Biblical and Historical Perspectives 5. Francis Watson (Durham), How did Genesis become a Problem? On the Hermeneutics of Natural Science 6. John Walton (Wheaton), Origins in Genesis? An Ancient Text in a Modern Scientific World 7. William Brown (Columbia Theological Seminary), 'Knowing Creation in the light of Job and Astrobiology' 8. Susan Eastman (Duke), Knowing and Being Known: Personal Knowledge and the Apostle Paul IV. Philosophical Perspectives 9. C. Stephen Evans (Baylor), Natural Knowledge of God, Darwinian Evolution, and the Sensus Divinitatis 10. John Haldane (St Andrews), Christian Thought and Natural Science: Two Perspectives or Two Worlds? 11. Robert Koons (Texas), Ontological Escalation: A Neo-Aristotelian Alternative to ‘Emergence’ and Non-reductive Materialism 12. Marilyn McCord Adams (Rutgers), Sanctifying Material Creation V. Scientific Perspectives 13. Denis Alexander (Cambridge), Creation, Providence and Evolution 14. Tom McLeish (Durham), The Science-and-Religion Delusion: Towards a Theology of Science 15. William Simpson (St Andrews), Knowing Nature: Beyond the False Dilemma of Dualism and Physicalism 16. Mark Harris (Edinburgh), “The Trees of the Field shall Clap their Hands” (Is. 55:12): Exploring Creation’s Praise of the Creator
