The Triune Creator: A Historical and Systematic Study (Edinburgh Studies in Constructive Theology) - Softcover

Colin E. Gunton

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This title covers the content and implications of the Christian Doctrine of Creation, largely in conversation with its history. The opening chapters discuss the origins of the doctrine in the Bible and early theology, bringing out the implications of the main teaching for the modern content. Later chapters engage with the relation between the doctrine and the emergence of modern science. The final chapters center on related dogmatic themes such as providence and the ethics of creation.

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About the Author

(1941–2003) Was professor of Christian doctrine at King's College London.

Review

"The historical survey covers a huge range of philosophers, theologians and scientists...The result is interesting, enlightening and provocative." -- Anvil, 19.1 (2002)

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