Creation and Transcendence

This is a creative scholarly argument revisiting the substance understanding and implications of the doctrine of creation <i>ex nihilo</i> for contemporary theology and philosophy. <br/><br/>Paul J. DeHart examines the special mode of divine transcendence (God's infinity) and investigates areas where accepting an infinite God presents challenging questions to Christian theology. He discusses what saving knowledge or faith would have to look like when confronted by such an unlimited conception of deity and ponders how the doctrine of God's trinity can be brought into harmony with radical notions of transcendence as well as ways the doctrine of creation itself is threatened when the radical otherness of the creator's mind is not maintained.<br/> <br/>DeHart engages with a diverse range of figures: Jean-Luc Marion Schleiermacher Kierkegaard Kathryn Tanner John Milbank and Rowan Williams to illustrate his conviction. This volume deals with deep conceptual issues indicating that creation <i>ex nihilo</i> remains a lively topic in contemporary theology.