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The Seven Pillars of Creation. The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder.
William P. Brown
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Description for The Seven Pillars of Creation. The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder.
Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 black and white line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 646.
In the ongoing clash between scientists and fundamentalists, many people of faith feel that they are forced to choose between evolution and the Bible's story of creation. But as William Brown asks in this stimulating volume, which biblical creation story are we talking about? Indeed, Brown identifies seven different biblical perspectives on creation, and shows how a close reading of the biblical texts brings them to light. As he does so, Brown highlights both the connections and the conflicts between the ancient creation traditions and the natural sciences, arguing for a new way of reading the Bible in the light ... Read more
In the ongoing clash between scientists and fundamentalists, many people of faith feel that they are forced to choose between evolution and the Bible's story of creation. But as William Brown asks in this stimulating volume, which biblical creation story are we talking about? Indeed, Brown identifies seven different biblical perspectives on creation, and shows how a close reading of the biblical texts brings them to light. As he does so, Brown highlights both the connections and the conflicts between the ancient creation traditions and the natural sciences, arguing for a new way of reading the Bible in the light ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199730797
SKU
V9780199730797
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About William P. Brown
William P. Brown is Professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary and the author of several books and numerous articles on the Bible and its interpretation.
Reviews for The Seven Pillars of Creation. The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder.
What a pleasure to read a book this calm and commanding in place of the usual hysterics about faith and science. It ends with the only call that makes sense in this moment from either source of human wisdom: a call for self-restraint, self-mastery, before we overwhelm the world of beauty and meaning into which we were born.
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