Creation “ex nihilo”: Origins, Development, Contemporary Challenges

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The phrase “creation ex nihilo” refers back to the primarily Christian notion of God’s creation of everything from nothing. Creation ex nihilo: Origins, Development, Latest Challenges presents the findings of a joint research project at Oxford University and the University of Notre Dame in 2014-2015. The doctrine of creation ex nihilo has met with criticism and revisionary theories in up to date years, from the worlds of science, theology, and philosophy. This volume concentrates on several key areas: the relationship of the doctrine to its purported biblical sources, how the doctrine emerged in the first several centuries of the Common Era, why the doctrine came under heavy criticism in the modern era, how some theologians have responded to the objections, and the relationship of the doctrine to claims of modern science, as an example, the fundamental law of physics that matter cannot be created from nothing.
 
Despite the fact that the Bible never expressly states that God made everything from nothing, quite a lot of texts are taken to imply that the universe came into existence by divine command and used to be not assembled from preexisting matter or energy. The contributors to this volume approach this topic from a range of perspectives, from exposition to defense of the doctrine itself. 
 
This can be a unique and fascinating work whose aim is to present the reader with a compelling set of arguments for why the doctrine will have to remain central to the grammar of Latest Christian theology. As such, the book will appeal to theologians in addition to those interested in the relationship between theology and science.
 
Contributors: Gary A. Anderson, Janet M. Soskice, Richard J. Clifford, S.J., Sean M. McDonough, Gregory E. Sterling, Khaled Anatolios, John C. Cavadini, Joseph Wawrykow, Tzvi Novick, Daniel Davies, David B. Hart, Ruth Jackson, Cyril O’Regan, Adam D. Hincks, S.J., Andrew Pinsent, and Andrew Davison.
 

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