Thursday, September 29, 2005

Creation

Creation. A big subject. But that's what we're to examine in class this Sunday. From McGrath's "Basic Theology", chapter 3.

Suggested Reading: Genesis 1-3; Job 38-42.
Timaeus by Plato

Outline:

  1. Creation in the Old Testament

  2. Idea of ordering chaos, tohu va vohu
    Creation ex nihlo
    Contra Gnosticism and Dualism


  3. Doctrine of Creation

  4. Temptation to merge creation and creator
    "Critically world-affirming spirituality"
    Affirms God's authority over the world
    Affirms goodness of creation - tov meod
    Not perfect: sin, evil and death as signets of the fallenness of creation, Romans 8:22-23
    Problem of evil


  5. Models of God as Creator

  6. Emanation - Positive v Negative
    Construction - Positive v Negative
    Artistic Expression - Positive v Negative


  7. Natural Theology

  8. The Problem?


  9. Engaging...

  10. The Gallic Confession; Overview
    The Belgic Confession; Overview


Solo Deo Gloria,
jason

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