Brian Brock Creatureliness Part One

In what ways are human beings creatures? Brent talks with Brian Brock about his Baker Books book ‘Joining Creation’s Praise: A Theological Ethic of Creatureliness’. Brian holds a personal Chair in Moral and Political Theology.  He joined the University of Aberdeen following postdoctoral studies at the Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg and a doctorate in Christian Ethics at King’s College London. Brian is the author of a number of books.  (0:50) Humans as creatures; (1:40) Feeling at home; (2:45) Is creation all there is? (3:35) The church complicit in secularization? (4:50) Psalm 33 and creatureliness; (6:00) Genesis and Israel; (7:15) Creatureliness in Genesis; (8:45) Knowing creation in a creaturely manner; (10:50) Listening to God in certain ways; (13:40) Map-making accounts of the Christian faith; (16:00) Transformed creatures; (18:30) Freedom as creatures; (19:30) The Holy Spirit and creatures. Links mentioned in this episode: www.amazon.com.au/Joining-Creations-Praise-Theological-Creatureliness/dp/1540963268 Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.