Ontology and Providence in Creation : Taking Ex Nihilo Seriously [1 ed.] 9781441138750, 9781441183231

Ontology and Providence in Creation critically examines a particular Leibnizean inspired understanding of God's cre

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Ontology and Providence in Creation : Taking Ex Nihilo Seriously [1 ed.]
9781441138750, 9781441183231

There is a broad consensus among biblical scholars that creation ex nihilo (from nothing) is a late Hellenistic concept

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The phrase "creation ex nihilo" refers to the primarily Christian notion of God’s creation of everything from

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Since the end of the Cold War, and particularly during the last fifteen years, the human need to amend immoral wrongs ha

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Taking Public Universities Seriously includes all the papers given at this conference, and is enhanced by a comprehensiv

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Utilitarianism is the idea that ethics is ultimately about what makes people's lives go better. While utilitarian i

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Capitalism is in crisis. Is a better world possible and what would it look like? Taking Socialism Seriously breaks impor

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English translation of: Schopfung aus dem Nichts

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This book is the first systematic reconstruction of Castoriadis’ philosophical trajectory. It critically interprets the

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This book distinguishes itself from much of the polemical literature on these issues by offering the most judicious and

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