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A Scientific Theology, Volume 1: Nature Alister E. McGrath Retail Price: $50.00 CenturyOne Price: $35.00 You Save: $15.00 (30%) Availability: Out-Of-Print Format: Hardcover , 325pp. ISBN: 0802839258 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Pub. Date: December 2001 Book Information: Description Reviews Reader's Index About the Author Table of Contents Customer Reviews Find Similar Books Average Customer Review: Out-Of-Print A new copy is not available from CenturyOne at this time. A used copy may be available from our network of book dealers. Search Out-of-Print   Item No: 1435-6 Description From The Publisher: This groundbreaking three-volume work by one of the world's best-known theologians is the most extended and systematic exploration of the relation between theology and science ever undertaken. Drawing on both his firsthand experience of scientific research and his vast knowledge of the Christian tradition, Alister McGrath explores how the natural sciences can be used by the Christian faith. This first volume sets out a vision for a "scientific theology" in which the working assumptions of the natural sciences are critically appropriated as a theological resource. It then deals at length with the important status of nature, a concept that has rarely been given the serious consideration it deserves. Responding to the view that the term "nature" is merely a social construct, McGrath gives the concept a proper grounding in the Christian doctrine of creation, exploring in the process the use of natural theology in contemporary Christian thought. A Scientific Theology is certain to become one of the most controversial and exciting theological publications of the decade.   Reader's Index Send us your favorite quotes or passages from this book.   About the Author Alister E. McGrath is professor of historical theology at Oxford University, principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and director of the John Templeton Oxford Seminars on Science and Christianity. He is the author of more than forty books, including In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture. Table of Contents Preface xi Part One PROLEGOMENA 1. The Legitimacy of a Scientific Theology 3 Science as the ancilla theologiae 7 The Ontological Imperative for Theological Dialogue with the Natural Sciences 20 The Meanings of 'Science' 25 The Fragmentation of Intellectual Discourse 26 2. The Approach to be Adopted 35 The Problem of Transient Theological Trends 36 The Provisionality of Scientific Conclusions 45 Engaging with Christian Theology, Not 'Religions' 50 The Sciences as a Stimulus to Theological Reflection 60 The Essentialist Fallacy 64 The Limitations of Controlling Paradigms 70 A Realist Perspective 71 Part Two NATURE 3. The Construction of Nature 81 The Many Faces of Nature 82 The History of the Concept of Nature 88 Images of Nature 102 The Deconstruction of Nature 110 The Phenomenon of Naturalism 124 4. The Christian Doctrine of Creation 135 Towards a Christian View of Nature: M. B. Foster 138 The Biblical Concept of Creation 141 Creation ex nihilo: The Development of a Doctrine 159 Christian Formulations of the Doctrine of Creation 166 An Emphasis on Creation: A Deist Strategy? 181 5. Implications of a Christian Doctrine of Creation 193 The Rendering of God in Creation 193 Created Rationality and the Possibility of Theological Reflection 196 The Ordering of Creation 218 The Beauty of Creation 232 6. The Purpose and Place of Natural Theology 241 The Historical Origins of Modern Natural Theology 241 'Nature' and Natural Theology 249 The Biblical Foundations of a Natural Theology 257 The Philosophical Debate over Natural Theology 264 The Barthian Objection to Natural Theology: An Evaluation 267 Thomas F. Torrance on Natural Theology 279 The Implications of Sin for a Natural Theology 286 The Place of Natural Theology within a Scientific Theology 294 Moving On: Anticipating an Engagement with Reality 307 Bibliography 309 Index 321 Customer Reviews Write your own online review. Look for Similar Books by Subject Biblical Studies

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