On Creation, Science, Disenchantment and the Contours of Being and Knowing

Matthew W. Knotts teaches at Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.

• General IntroductionPart I: Creation in WisdomChapter 1: Aspects of (Re-)CreationChapter 2: The Problem of PridePart II: Divine Incorporeality: Two DilemmasChapter 3: A Re-Descriptive Account of Time as DistentioChapter 4: Seeing SapientiaPart III: An Interrogative Theory of KnowledgeChapter 5: Reading the UniverseChapter 6: Exploring Creation: Acknowledging and Transcending our FinitudeConclusion

Very few books on Augustine truthfully and precisely combine expertise in Augustine’s extensive writings, Augustinian scholarship, and modern philosophy. Knotts has impressively accomplished this task in this important book. He provides a subtle and engaging application of Augustine’s insights to contemporary hermeneutics and epistemology.