What Difference Does a Doctrine of Creation Make?

Matt, Derek, and Alastair discuss the value of a "thick" doctrine of creation.

In response to a listener question, Derek, Matt, and Alastair go deep on the doctrine of creation. They ask and answer questions about whether creation is real, what counts as worship, what makes a doctrine of creation thick or thin, and whether we need to be thinking about God at all times.  

Links Mentioned: 

Lexham Press Book of the Month 

Merrie Band 

Resurrection and Moral Order: An Outline for Evangelical Ethics, by Oliver O’Donovan [affiliate link] 

Christian Dogmatics: Reformed Theology for the Church Catholic, edited by Michael Allen and Scott R. Swain [affiliate link] 

Chariots of Fire 

Timestamps

0:00
On the Excitement Meter
2:13
Wherein Lies the Deepness?
10:30
Reality and Goodness
14:12
Participatory vs. Intrinsic Value
15:53
A Dim Reflection
18:57
Curiositas
22:39
Not Everything Is Worship
40:44
Children of the Earth

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