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Light from the East

Theology, Science, and the Eastern Orthodox Tradition

  • Paperback
  • 288 pages
  • Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
  • 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm

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For those seeking answers in faith and science.

"Light from the East" bridges science and faith gaps.

You gain fresh insights into God and creation's meaning.

Discover a fresh perspective on science and religion through the ancient wisdom of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Alexei V. Nesteruk's enlightening book, "Light from the East."

In this unique volume, a new and distinctive perspective on hotly debated issues in science and religion emerges from the ancient Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition.

Alexei Nesteruk reveals how the Orthodox tradition, deeply rooted in Greek Patristic thought, can contribute importantly in a way that the usual Western sources do not. Orthodox thought, he holds, profoundly and helpfully relates the experience of God to our knowledge of the world. His masterful historical introduction to the Orthodox traditions not only surveys key features of its theology but highlights its ontology of participation and communion. From this Nesteruk derives Orthodoxy’s unique approach to theological and scientific attribution. Theology identifies the underlying principles (logoi) in scientific affirmations.

Nesteruk then applies this methodology to key issues in cosmology: the presence of the divine in creation, the theological meaning of models of creation, the problem of time, and the validity of the anthropic principle, especially as it relates to the emergence of humans and the Incarnation.

Nesteruk’s unique synthesis is not a valorization of Eastern Orthodox thought so much as an influx of startlingly fresh ideas about the character of science itself and an affirmation of the ultimate religious and theological value of the whole scientific enterprise.

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  • Title

    Light from the East

  • Author

    Alexei V. Nesteruk

  • Book Format

    paperback

  • Publisher

    Augsburg Fortress Publishers

  • Published

    July 2003

  • Weight

    473g

  • Page Count

    288

  • Dimensions

    15.2 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780800634995

  • ISBN-10

    0800634993

  • Eden Code

    9541