BYU Studies Quarterly
Keywords
Book of Abraham, creation, Genesis
Abstract
Traditional Christianity teaches that God created the universe ex nihilo, or “out of nothing.” As explained by one scholar, “the most widely accepted theistic explanation of initial creation is the theory that God created the universe from absolutely nothing. . . . Most major theologians in Christian history—for example, Irenaeus, Augustine, Catherine of Sienna, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Wesley, Karl Barth, and Paul Tilich—believed that God initially created the universe from absolutely nothing. . . . Many influential Christians throughout history have affirmed the theory.”
Recommended Citation
Smoot, Stephen O.; Gee, John; Muhlestein, Kerry; and Thompson, John S.
(2022)
"Creation from Chaos,"
BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 61:
Iss.
4, Article 30.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol61/iss4/30