Peter J. Leithart’s Creator: A Theological Interpretation of Genesis 1 is a very curious foray into the doctrine of God. One of Leithart’s clear intentions is to avoid just this kind of error: “Because God is transcendent, unbounded by spatial and temporal limits, he is immanent, present, and active in every space and time. His immanence in every space and time implies, in turn, his transcendence of spatial and temporal limits.” So far, so good.
But Leithart is primarily concerned with presenting God as the Bible presents him, attempting to work thoroughly from scripture first without importing alien philosophical categories or presuppositions.
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