Why is there Something rather than Nothing? Or, Why is the creation so central in Early Christian teaching?
In this lecture I will ask why early Christian thinkers placed so much emphasis on getting right how they envisaged the world as “created.” I will argue that for these thinkers what is said about the creation (and thus about humanity) is inseparable from what is said about the nature of God, and thus learning to imagine the creation properly is intrinsic to Christian faith. The main thinkers considered will be Irenaeus of Lyons and Augustine of Hippo, with some mention of Origen of Alexandria and Gregory of Nyssa.
Date:
6 March 2023, 19:00 (Monday, 8th week, Hilary 2023)
Venue:
Blackfriars, St Giles OX1 3LY
Venue Details:
Aula
Speaker:
Lewis Ayres
Organising department:
Blackfriars
Organiser:
Dr Oliver Keenan (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
aquinas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
Part of:
Thomistic Institute 2023
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Oliver Keenan
