The Pastor Theologians Podcast

Augustine's Doctrine of Creation | Gavin Ortlund

August 03, 2020 The Center for Pastor Theologians Season 2 Episode 24
The Pastor Theologians Podcast
Augustine's Doctrine of Creation | Gavin Ortlund
Show Notes

CPT fellow Gavin Ortlund joins the podcast gain to discuss his habits of study and writing, as well as his recently published Retrieving Augustine's Doctrine of Creation: Ancient Wisdom for Current Controversy (IVP Academic, 2020). What were the important emphases of Augustine's doctrine of creation and view of what we would call "science"? What can we learn from this church father on humility? In what other surprising ways is Augustine's surprisingly relevant for theological controversies related to evolution, animal death, and creation ex nihilo?