An Ecotheological Consideration of creatio ex nihilo

Abstract

Accepting creation as a book of revelation along with scripture, the article examines the Magisterial teaching of creatio ex nihilo through an ecotheological lens. It reviews both the specific content of that teaching and its his-torical context before considering the correlations and disagreements between a cosmology of cosmogenesis and the teaching of creatio ex nihilo. After a close examination of the scriptural support for the teaching, the article returns to creation as a book of revelation to provide an ecotheological reflection on the teaching, suggesting how it might be updated given the passage of time and the advancement of our knowledge since its formulation.