03004oam 22005054a 450 991015017950332120170922081348.01-5064-1900-3(CKB)3710000000939348(MiAaPQ)EBC4733177(OCoLC)962329015(MdBmJHUP)muse54502(EXLCZ)99371000000093934820161104e20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierLight from Light Cosmology and the Theology of the Logos /Judith L. CoreyMinneapolis, Minnesota :Fortress Press,2016.©20161 online resource (283 pages)Emerging ScholarsIssued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.1-4514-7929-8 Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-243) and index.Introduction -- 1. Cosmologies in the pre-Christian era -- 2. Cosmologies of divine light and logos in the Christian era -- 3. Orthodoxy and the logos -- 4. Medieval and early modern orthodoxy -- 5. Mechanistic science and its sponsorship by the church -- 6. Contemporary science and interconnectivity -- 7. Spirit and matter in contemporary science and theology -- 8. Interconnection to the divine in a world of light and transcendence.Cosmology and theology share a long held relationship with one another, explaining as they do the constitution of the world and the interaction of forces. The author explores the history of this relationship, from ancient pre-scientific and theological explanations through to contemporary science and philosophy. In this history, a particular problem is highlighted by the author: the prevalence of dualism; from Aristotelian philosophy to modern mechanistic conceptions, many of these accounts presume a sharp, absolute dichotomy between matter and spirit, and the material world and the divine. Increasingly, dualistic conceptions are called into question by contemporary science, theology, and philosophy. The author argues that a particular trajectory stemming from Greek Heraclitian and Platonic philosophy to non-orthodox and early Christian theologies provides a fruitful resource for contemporary discussions. This is the Logos theology and its attendant language of light. The author brings this tradition into dialogue with contemporary science and theology to construct an integrative account.Emerging scholars.Biblical cosmologyCosmologyLogos (Christian theology)Electronic books. Biblical cosmology.Cosmology.Logos (Christian theology)232.2Corey Judith L.1248107MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910150179503321Light from Light2893031UNINA