Gift of being : a theology of creation / Zachary Hayes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hayes, Zachary.

Series:

New theology studies ; v. 10.

New theology studies ; v. 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creation.

Creation--Biblical teaching.

Nature--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Nature.

Human ecology--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Human ecology.

Physical Description:

vi, 130 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, [2001]

Summary:

In view of the critical environmental problems confronting the modern world, reflection on the nature and meaning of the world and on humanity's place in it becomes increasingly important. While Christian theology has done this for centuries, the present situation calls for a serious rethinking of many issues in the light of contemporary physics, biology, and cultural history. This book is an attempt to move in that direction.

Contents:

1 Science, the Bible, and Christianity 5

I) Early and Medieval Christian History 6

II) The Work of Copernicus (1473-1543) and Galileo (1564-1642) 11

III) From Galileo to Darwin 13

IV) The New Physics 14

V) Statements of Popes 15

VI) Some Models 18

2 The Vision of the Hebrew Scriptures 25

I) The Genesis Texts 25

II) Prophetic Reflection 29

III) Wisdom and Psalms 30

3 Creation in the Christian Scriptures 33

I) The Synoptic Gospels 33

II) The Pauline Epistles 34

III) The Epistle to the Hebrews 36

IV) The Prologue to the Fourth Gospel 37

V) The New Creation 38

4 Creation from Nothing 41

I) Greek Thought and the Biblical Sources 42

II) Medieval Theology 45

III) Continuous Creation 49

IV) Some Contemporary Theological Insights 51

V) Scientific Theories of Origins 53

5 The Triune God, the Creator 61

I) Augustine and Aquinas 61

II) Richard of St. Victor and Bonaventure 64

III) World as Symbol of the Divine Trinity 65

IV) Contemporary Cosmology as Revelatory 66

6 Humanity in the Cosmic Context 71

I) Problem of Anthropocentrism 71

II) The Biblical Tradition 72

A) Recovery of the Biblical Tradition 72

B) Teaching of Vatican II 73

III) Theological Tradition 75

IV) Biological Evolution and Catholic Theology 77

V) Anthropic Principle 83

7 Sin and Evil 87

I) Influence of the Interpretation of Augustine 88

II) The Council of Trent 93

III) Contemporary Interpretations of Scripture 94

IV) Sin and the Contemporary Context 97

8 Christ and the Cosmos 101

I) Irenaeus of Lyons 102

II) Medieval Approaches 104

III) Teilhard de Chardin 108

IV) Cosmic Christology and Contemporary Reflection 113

9 Creation and the Future 117

I) Scientific Visions of the Future 117

II) Christian Theology and the Future 118.

Notes:

"A Michael Glazier book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-127) and index.

ISBN:

0814659411

OCLC:

43951955