Creation and humanity /

This third volume of Veli-Matti Karkkainen's ambitious five volume theology project develops a Christian theology of creation and humanity (theological anthropology) in dialogue with the Christian tradition, with contemporary theology in all its global and contextual diversity, and with other m...

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Main Authors: Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti, Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2015
Grand Rapids, Michigan : 2015
Series:Constructive Christian theology for the pluralistic world ; v. 3
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: In search of a new methodological vision for constructive theology
  • A new vision for the Christian theology of creation
  • Theology of creation in the matrix of sciences, religions, and naturalisms
  • Nature as creation: a theological interpretation
  • A Trinitarian theology of creation
  • Nature and cosmology in religions imagination
  • Creation in evolution: an evolving cosmos and emerging life
  • The Trinitarian form of continuing creation and divine action
  • The suffering and flourishing of nature
  • Introduction: humanity in a radically changed context
  • An evolving humanity: uniqueness and dignity in scientific perspective
  • Humanity as the image of God: a theological account
  • Multidimensional monism: the nature of human nature
  • Freedom and determinism-divine and human
  • Humanity and human nature in religions teachings
  • The misery of humanity
  • Human flourishing in theological perspective
  • Epilogue: Continuing a hospitable dialogical conversation in global theology
  • Introduction: In search of a new methodological vision for constructive theology
  • A new vision for the Christian theology of creation
  • Theology of creation in the matrix of sciences, religions, and naturalisms
  • Nature as creation: a theological interpretation
  • A Trinitarian theology of creation
  • Nature and cosmology in religions' imagination
  • Creation in evolution: an evolving cosmos and emerging life
  • The Trinitarian form of continuing creation and divine action
  • The suffering and flourishing of nature
  • Introduction: humanity in a radically changed context
  • An evolving humanity: uniqueness and dignity in scientific perspective
  • Humanity as the image of God: a theological account
  • "Multidimensional monism": the nature of human nature
  • Freedom and determinism-divine and human
  • Humanity and human nature in religions' teachings
  • The misery of humanity
  • Human flourishing in theological perspective
  • Epilogue: Continuing a hospitable dialogical conversation in "global" theology