Creation and the God of Abraham

by David B. Burrell

Book Overview

Creatio ex nihilo is a foundational doctrine in the Abrahamic faiths. It states that God created the world freely out of nothing - from no pre-existent matter, space or time. This teaching is central to classical accounts of divine action, free will, grace, theodicy, religious language, intercessory prayer and questions of divine temporality and as such, the foundation of a scriptural God but also the transcendent Creator of all that is. This edited...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521518687
• ISBN13: 9780521518680
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.0"