Are humans the only creatures that can appreciate God's creation? What
if consciousness is spread more widely across all things? This volume
examines panpsychism through the lens of Christian doctrine. Minding
Creation is the first substantial examination of what a panpsychist
theory of consciousness implies for key theological debates concerning
God's presence and action, evolution and the origin of the soul, human
uniqueness and the environmental crisis. Joanna Leidenhag develops a
theological panpsychism that is based on an exceptionally wide range
of scholarship. Minding Creation draws on the theologies of historical
figures such as Augustine of Hippo, Gottfried von Leibniz and others,
in order to create a critical and constructive conversation with
contemporary analytic philosophers of mind, such as Thomas Nagel,
Galen Strawson, and David J. Chalmers. Leidenhag also discusses key
concepts and issues, such as emergence theory, divine action, and
ecology. She concludes that God created a universe from nothing which
is filled with indwelling powers, sacramental value, and intrinsic
experience. This is a creation in which the Holy Spirit is internally
present at every point, a creation that worships God, and a creation
that human beings must protect and lead in praise.
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ISBN
9780567696243
Publisert
2020
Utgave
1. utgave
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Vendor
Bloomsbury T&T Clark
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
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Digital bok
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