The Creative Word
Alting, Henk Carpentier
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We all have a name and give names to almost anything. But what's in a name? Surely it is just a convenient but trivial label to refer to things.
Yet we need to think again. Suppose someone hears the name of a person they love. Does their name not convey something of that person's reality? Perhaps it stirs affections or memories. Other names might evoke fear and loathing. Certainly, a name is embedded in our personal and social lives. But that also allows the name to influence how we understand ourselves and our world. A name may even be 'constructed' by us, which then determines how different peoples see things.
If this sounds far-fetched, consider the following.
God speaks creation into being, and also names. Then Adam names the animals. Perhaps our naming mirrors in a secondary way the creative speaking of God. Giving a name may then be part of our own constructive creativity.
None of that should surprise us. We see the flowering of the arts, literature, sciences and so much more. All this creativity achieves further order in a world which God has already ordered. It can be for God's glory and human flourishing, or tragedy and disaster - good and evil.
If giving a name lies at the heart of our creativity, there's more to a name than we might at first suppose.
Henk Carpentier Alting was born in Amsterdam, speaks Dutch, and spent his early childhood in Hong Kong.
His education continued in the UK, leading to a BSc in aeronautical engineering and an MSc in numerical analysis. A career in computing and management followed in the Aerospace industry. After redundancy, he joined a management training consultancy. Finally, chemotherapy gave him the unexpected opportunity to change direction and return to academic studies later in life at Manchester University.
Henk had an ongoing interest in philosophy. An MPhil in the Philosophy of Religion was followed by a PhD with the later thought of Ludwig Wittgenstein in the background. This developed his interest in language. While Wittgenstein is not the subject of this book beyond some examples, his influence is present.
A greater influence was that of John Walton, who opened Henk’s eyes to the understanding of the ancient Near East in which the Genesis creation account is located. Within that ancient background, the significance of giving a name was the entry to this book’s theme: the creative power of human language. With this theme, Henk develops not only a scriptural understanding of language, but also emphasises the dignity of humanity and our being in the image of God.
Henk is married to Sue, lives in Manchester, enjoys playing the piano and is active in his local church. He served for many years on his Diocesan Synod and is a volunteer with a hospital chaplaincy service.
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