Retrieving Augustine's doctrine of creation: ancient wisdom for current controversy
How might premodern exegesis of Genesis inform Christian debates about creation today? Pastor and theologian Gavin Ortlund retrieves Augustine's reading of Genesis 1-3 and considers how his premodern understanding of creation can help Christians today, shedding light on matters such as evolutio...
| Summary: | How might premodern exegesis of Genesis inform Christian debates about creation today? Pastor and theologian Gavin Ortlund retrieves Augustine's reading of Genesis 1-3 and considers how his premodern understanding of creation can help Christians today, shedding light on matters such as evolution, animal death, and the historical Adam and Eve. Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Note on Citations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Can Creation Debates Find their Rest in Augustine? -- Chapter One: What We Forget About Creation: How Augustine Can Broaden our Horizon of Concerns -- Chapter Two: The Missing Virtue in Science-Faith Dialogue: Augustine on the Importance of Humility -- Chapter Three: Settling an Age-Old Debate: Augustine on the Literal Meaning of Genesis 1 -- Chapter Four: "In Praise of Ashes and Dung": Augustine on Animal Death -- Chapter Five: Can We Evolve on Evolution Without Falling From the Fall?: Augustine on Adam and Eve -- Conclusion: Recapping Augustine's Influence on the Creation Debate -- General Index -- Scripture Index -- Praise for Retrieving Augustine's Doctrine of Creation -- About the Author -- More Titles from InterVarsity Press. |
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| ISBN: | 0830853251 |