How Long to Read Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed

How Long Does it Take to Read Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed?

It takes the average reader 3 hours to read Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed by Simon Oliver

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This addition to our popular Guides for the Perplexed series tackles a subject that is enjoying renewed debate: Christianity, along with Judaism and Islam, claims that the universe is not a brute fact. It is 'created'. But what do we mean by 'creation'? Do we mean that the universe is 'designed'? Is it the product of an evolutionary process? How are creatures related to God, and does God act within creation? Simon Oliver begins with the background to the Christian theology of creation in Greek philosophy and the Old Testament. This provides a route into understanding the claim that we are part of a created order that is also the theatre of God's providential action. He examines different understandings of creation, including creation out of nothing and the analogy of being, with close reference to the work of patristic and medieval theologians such as Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. This leads to an historical overview of the relationship between theological, philosophical and scientific approaches to creation in the modern period. Some of the ethical issues concerning humanity's place within, and treatment of, creation and our environment are also examined. A distinctive yet traditional theology of creation is proposed focused on the concepts of gift and participation as ways of understanding more fully the meaning and implications of the claim that the universe is created.

How long is Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed?

Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed by Simon Oliver is 176 pages long, and a total of 45,056 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 6 minutes to read Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed aloud.

What Reading Level is Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed?

Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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