Description: This book offers a new theology of nature based on wisdom christology.The author argues that an exaggerated emphasis on mere information has deprived modern science of its capacity to respond adequately to the moral dilemmas resulting from our increased power over nature. Dr. Deane-Drummond proposes a theology of creation that is in tune with recent developments in biological science, including genetics and ecology, and points to a new ethical approach to developments in biological science.Clearly and accessibly written for those without a science background, this is a truly multi-disciplinary study, drawing on Christian theology, biological science, feminism, biblical studies, philosophy, ethics and sociology.
Brief description:
Celia Deane-Drummond is Director of the Laudato Si' Research Institute and Senior Research Fellow in Theology, Campion Hall at University of Oxford, UK.
Review Quotes: 'In developing a theology of creation which is going to be adequate not only to interpret new scientific perceptions of the natural order but also to inform decisions forced upon us by recent biotechnology and genetics, we need profound intellectual and imaginative resources to express the divine presence and activity in nature. This major work provides a convincing case for the re-consideration of the wisdom of God as such as resource. It constitutes a thorough and well-researched examination of biblical, traditional and more recent forms of this notion while at the same time creatively re-shaping it and relating it to the challenges of the new biology. It is a theologically significant contribution to meeting those challenges.'
Dr Arthur Peacocke, Exeter College, Oxford