Gloria L. Schaab

Imagining the Creator God

Science & Faith

“"most creative and long-lasting when it has responded most positively to the challenges of its times." Imagining the Creator God: From Antiquity to Astrophysics by Georges De Schrijver, SJ, is exemplary in this regard, a tour de force of research and intellect that persuasively demonstrates how theology has responded to the emerging insights of both philosophy and science throughout the ages to articulate its understanding of the Creator God. With skill and creativity, Fr. Georges orchestrates the voices of an amazing choir of scholars, ancient and contemporary; demonstrates the resonance between their worldviews and prevailing images of God; and challenges both readers and theologians alike to move beyond static conceptions of God and creation ensconced in outdated cosmologies and modes of thought. The lenses of contemporary science enable us to see that God is revealing something new and Fr. Georges exhorts us to perceive it.”