The author thereby gives us to understand that the universe had a temporal origin and thus implies creatio ex nihilo in the temporal sense that God brought the universe into being without a material cause at some point in the finite past. 46.10 to indicate an absolute beginning). Moreover, this act of creation took place "in the beginning" ( bereshith, used here as in Is. For the author of Genesis 1, no pre-existent material seems to be assumed, no warring gods or primordial dragons are present-only God, who is said to "create" ( bara, a word used only with God as its subject and which does not presuppose a material substratum) "the heavens and the earth" ( et hassamayim we et ha ares, a Hebrew expression for the totality of the world or, more simply, the universe). With majestic simplicity the author of the opening chapter of Genesis thus differentiated his viewpoint, not only from that of the ancient creation myths of Israel’s neighbors, but also effectively from pantheism, panentheism, and polytheism. Students will be sure to find a program that caters to their interest. "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Gen. The Institute for Field Research offers 55 field schools in 25 different countries. Brian Davies (Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 1998), pp. Miracles are extraordinary acts of providence which should not be conceived, properly speaking, as violations of the laws of nature, but as the production of events which are beyond the causal powers of the natural entities existing at the relevant time and place. A doctrine of divine middle knowledge supplies the key to understanding God's providence over the world mediated through secondary causes. Providence is God's control of the world, either through secondary causes ( providentia ordinaria) or supernaturally ( providentia extraordinaria). A careful analysis of these two notions serves to differentiate creation from conservation. Creation has typically been taken to involve God's originating the world ( creatio originans) and His sustaining the world in being ( creatio continuans). In treating divine action in the world, we must distinguish between creation, providence, and miracle. Craig pursued research at the University of Louvain until 1994. In 1987 they moved to Brussels, Belgium, where Dr. From 1980-86 he taught Philosophy of Religion at Trinity, during which time he and Jan started their family. 1977), and the University of Munich (Germany) (D.Theol. 1975), the University of Birmingham (England) (Ph.D. 1971) and graduate studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.A. Craig pursued his undergraduate studies at Wheaton College (B.A. At the age of sixteen as a junior in high school, he first heard the message of the Christian gospel and yielded his life to Christ. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife Jan and their two teenage children Charity and John. William Lane Craig is Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California. Creation, Providence, and Miracle Creation, Providence, and Miracle
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