Christian Understandings of Creation
The Historical Trajectory
- Theology
- Publisher: Fortress Press (Augsburg Fortress)
- Published: 2017
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Publisher's Description
Throughout the two-thousand-year span of Christian history, believers in Jesus have sought to articulate their faith and their understanding of how God works in the world. How do we, as we examine the vast and varied output of those who came before us, understand the unity and the diversity of their thinking? How do we make sense of our own thought in light of theirs? The Christian Understandings series is an exciting new series that seeks to illuminate precisely these questions. Short, concise, and orienting—volumes in the Christian Understandings series “fill in the gaps” for readers as they dive into the exciting and stimulating story of Christian thought.
Endorsements (3)
“What a goldmine of a book! Yes, Christian tradition has contributed its share to a damaging view of nature. But convinced that tradition is relevant for today’s ecological issues, Edwards digs deep to find bright veins of insight. Artful scans of biblical, patristic, medieval, reformation, and contemporary thinkers end in nugget-like 'trajectories' which alone are worth the price of admission. A tremendously useful resource for teachers and students engaged in renewing a theology of the natural world, to practical effect.”
“With the publication of this book, the study of historic Christian thought about the created world – and about nature in particular – has come of age. Impressively accessible, consistently reliable, and strikingly comprehensive, this work will be of interest not only to general theological readers, but all the more so to students and professional scholars who are engaged with ecological theology, environmental ethics, or the spirituality of nature. A superb and much-needed study.”
“Any form of creation theology is open to contestation. Apartheid theology in South Africa was based on a distorted doctrine of creation. Where the landed classes see the beauty of God's creation, the landless often see fences that keep them out. Yet, Christian ecotheology cannot do without an adequate doctrine of creation. This is why this survey of historical trajectories in Christian understandings of creation is so helpful. It shows a rich diversity of thinking but also offers clear guidance in any contemporary retrieval that interprets this world, counter-intuitively, as the work of the Triune Creator, despite the suffering, death and injustices that are all too obvious.”
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