From nothing : a theology of creation /
McFarland, Ian A.(Ian Alexander),1963-author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. Exegetical difficulties ; The origins of the doctrine ; Implications and problems ; A contemporary challenge ; A preliminary response -- God. God as transcendent ; God as living ; God as productive ; God as present. -- Creates. The basic characteristics of creatures ; The diversity of creatures ; The unity of creatures -- From nothing. Nothing but God ; Nothing apart from God ; Nothing limits God -- Evil. Is evil nothing? ; Is God evil? ; Is evil a creature? ; In place of a theodicy -- Providence. Conservatio and the problem of occasionalism ; Concursus and the problem of determinism -- Gubernation and the problem of meliorism -- Glory. The glory of heaven ; Icons : seeing heaven's glory ; The Eucharist : tasting heaven's glory -- Conclusion.
Creation.