[ The Doctrine of Creation: Essays in Dogmatics, History and Philosophy[ THE DOCTRINE OF CREATION: ESSAYS IN DOGMATICS, HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY ] By Gunton, Colin E. ( Author )Oct-27-2004 Paperback

by Colin E. Gunton

Particular prominence is given to discussion of creation 'out of nothing', the relation of eternal creator to temporal creation, the trinitarian construction of the doctrine and its ethical implications. Opens up new dimensions to an important topic.

Genres: Theology

Paperback

First published December 1, 1997

About the author

Colin Ewart Gunton (1941-2003) was a British systematic theologian. As a theologian he made contributions to the doctrine of Creation and the doctrine of the trinity. He was Professor of Christian Doctrine at King's College London from 1984 and co-founder with Christoph Schwoebel of the Research Institute for Systematic Theology in 1988. Gunton was actively involved in the United Reformed Church in the United Kingdom where he had been a minister since 1972. He was arguably the most important British theologian of his generation.

Gunton's most influential work was on the doctrines of Creation and the Trinity. One of his most important books is The One, the Three and the Many: God, Creation and the Culture of Modernity" (1993), and is "a profound analysis of the paradoxes and contradictions of Modernity." The One, the Three and the Many remains a "majestical survey of the western intellectual tradition and a penetrating analysis of the modern condition."

Reviews

[Joseph Sverker]

I am very impressed by Gunton and many of the writers in this book. It feels like thay are really connecting with where the theology is at at the moment. I'm reading quite a few books about the consequences of evolution for religion and ethics and I'm always slightly disappointed because it doesn't feel like the biologists are able to understand what theology is about. This books feels so much more aware of the topics. Having said that I think this is a specialist book, but it is a great read if you are studying thoelogy or are very interested in the topic of doctrine of creation.