The Meaning of Creation: Genesis and Modern Science / Edition 1

by Conrad Hyers

Overview

Conrad Hyers offers a welcome respite from the counter-productive effects of extremism that surround the creation issue. Focusing on the creation texts from the book of Genesis, Hyers interprets the biblical account in light of its relationship to its culture, context, and purpose.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780804201254
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	01/19/1984
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Conrad Hyers is an American writer, lecturer, and ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Before his retirement he was Professor of Religion at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota.