a Catholic understanding of the story of Creation and the fall /
Joseph Ratzinger ; translated by Boniface Ramsey.
xii, 100 pages ;
23 cm.
Ressourcement.
Includes bibliographical references.
pt. 1 God the creator -- The difference between form and content in the creation narrative -- The unity of the Bible as a criterion for its interpretation -- Christology as a criterion -- pt. 2 The meaning of the biblical creation accounts -- The reasonableness of faith in creation -- The enduring significance of the symbolic elements in the text -- Creation and worship -- The sabbath structure -- Creation -- Exploiting the earth? -- pt. 3 The creation of the human being -- The human being -- taken from the earth -- Image of God -- Creation and evolution -- pt. 4 Sin and salvation -- On the subject of sin -- Limitations and freedom of the human being -- Original sin -- The response of the New Testament -- Appendix: The suppression of faith in creation in modern thought -- The consequences of creation in present-day thought -- Three forms of concealment -- Faith in creation as a basic -- Decision about human beings.