from alpha to omega : the creative mutual interaction of theology and science Russell, Robert John creator text xx Minneapolis Fortress Press 2008 9999 monographic und eng

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xi, 344 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. The contingency of creation and big bang cosmology -- The God who infinitely transcends infinity : insights from cosmology and mathematics -- Finite creation without a beginning : the doctrine of creation in relation to big bang and quantum cosmologies -- Does "The God Who Acts" really act? New approaches to divine action in light of contemporary science -- Special divine action and quantum mechanics : a case for non-interventionist divine action -- Special providence and genetic mutation : a new defense of theistic evolution -- Entropy and evil : the role of thermodynamics in the ambiguity of good and evil in nature -- Natural theodicy in an evolutionary context : the need for an eschatology of new creation -- The transfiguration of the cosmos : a fresh exploration of the symbol of the cosmic Christ -- Resurrection of the body, eschatology and cosmology : theology and science in mutual creative interaction. Robert John Russell Religion and science.Cosmology BL241 .R88 2008 9780800662738800662733 230822