The Naturalist and the Christ: A Lent Course Based on the Film "Creation" - Softcover

Heaton, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846947626 ISBN 13: 9781846947629

Publisher: Circle Books, 2011

Synopsis

This five-part Lent course draws on the life, work and religious struggles of Charles Darwin as depicted in the 2009 film 'Creation', a film based on the book 'Annie's Box' by Darwin's great-great-grandson Randal Keynes. This compelling and accessible Lent course looks at questions of great importance to all Christians. Can God and evolution co-exist? Why did the Victorian Church find it so hard to accept Darwin's theory? Why do some Christians today find it difficult? What implications does evolution have for the Church and her doctrine? What is the authority or 'reliability' of scripture? To what extent were Darwin's own Christian beliefs shaped by the theology of his day, and how did this lead to his loss of faith after the death of his daughter Annie in 1851? Where is God in all the suffering of his creation? This innovative and interactive Lent course, which is written for Christians of all denominations and could easily be undertaken by an ecumenical group comprising different traditions, addresses these questions with clarity and depth of understanding in a proven and highly successful format.

About this title

About the Author

The Reverend Tim Heaton is an Anglican Priest in parish ministry in the Diocese of Salisbury. He lives in North Dorset.

From the Back Cover

"This is a course for twenty-first century Christians and I commend it warmly"
- The Rt Revd Stephen Conway, Bishop of Ely.

"Carefully researched, elegantly written and well-presented"
- The Rt Revd Dr Graham Kings, Bishop of Sherborne.

"Exciting and challenging"
- The Rt Revd Tim Thornton, Bishop of Truro.

"Thorough and thought-provoking"
- The Venerable Stephen Waine, Archdeacon of Dorset.

"An impressive piece of work... entirely readable"
- The Revd Canon Edward Probert, Chancellor of Salisbury Cathedral.

From the Inside Flap

What does a suffering God have to do with Darwinian theory? In this five-session course, Tim Heaton brings the crisis of faith brought about by the death of Darwin's 10-year old daughter and the arguments subsequently developed in 'The Origin of Species', movingly captured in the film 'Creation', into dialogue with the traditional Lenten meditation on Jesus's temptation in the wilderness. The perspective is enriched by engaging with the writings of contemporary theologians and scientists. This is a course for twenty-first century Christians and I commend it warmly.
The Rt Revd Stephen Conway, Bishop of Ely

Edition details

• Publisher: Circle Books
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846947626
• ISBN 13: 9781846947629
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 133