‘Creator,’ with Peter Leithart
Peter Leithart joins the Mere Fi crew to discuss his new book on Genesis 1 and the doctrine of God.
What is the most basic aspect of God’s identity? What do we know Him as first? One potential answer to those questions is God as Creator. Repeat Mere Fidelity guest, Peter Leithart, has written a book that sets out to examine the idea of God as Creator as found in Genesis 1. But this is not without controversy. Matt, Derek, and Alastair push back hard in this very fruitful discussion.
Links Mentioned:
Lexham Press Book of the Month
Peter Leithart on Mere Fi
Creator: A Theological Interpretation of Genesis 1, by Peter J. Leithart [affiliate link]
Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen
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