Creation out of Nothing

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book theological work

Creation out of Nothing is a philosophical and theological work by William Lane Craig that rigorously defends the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo against contemporary scientific and metaphysical challenges.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Creation out of Nothing canonical	1
creatio ex nihilo	1
creation ex nihilo	1

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Target entity: Creation out of Nothing
Context triple: [William Lane Craig, hasWritten, Creation out of Nothing]

A. Creation
"Creation" is a biographical drama film about Charles Darwin’s life and the personal struggles surrounding the development of his theory of evolution.
B. Creation
Creation is a historical novel by Gore Vidal that follows a Persian diplomat in the 5th century BCE as he encounters major ancient civilizations and religious thinkers, exploring the origins of Eastern and Western philosophies.
C. Creation of the world
Creation of the world is the biblical account in Genesis describing how God brought the universe, Earth, and all living things into existence.
D. The Creation of the Universe
The Creation of the Universe is a popular science book by physicist George Gamow that explains modern cosmology and the origins and evolution of the universe for a general audience.
E. The Creation of the Universe
The Creation of the Universe is a major sculptural work by American artist Frederick Hart that reflects his characteristic blend of spiritual, figurative, and cosmological themes.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Creation out of Nothing
Target entity description: Creation out of Nothing is a philosophical and theological work by William Lane Craig that rigorously defends the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo against contemporary scientific and metaphysical challenges.

A. Creation
"Creation" is a biographical drama film about Charles Darwin’s life and the personal struggles surrounding the development of his theory of evolution.
B. Creation
Creation is a historical novel by Gore Vidal that follows a Persian diplomat in the 5th century BCE as he encounters major ancient civilizations and religious thinkers, exploring the origins of Eastern and Western philosophies.
C. Creation of the world
Creation of the world is the biblical account in Genesis describing how God brought the universe, Earth, and all living things into existence.
D. The Creation of the Universe
The Creation of the Universe is a popular science book by physicist George Gamow that explains modern cosmology and the origins and evolution of the universe for a general audience.
E. The Creation of the Universe
The Creation of the Universe is a major sculptural work by American artist Frederick Hart that reflects his characteristic blend of spiritual, figurative, and cosmological themes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ theological work ⓘ
addresses	contemporary metaphysical challenges to creation ⓘ contemporary scientific challenges to creation ⓘ
arguesAgainst	eternal universe models ⓘ naturalistic accounts of the origin of the universe ⓘ
author	William Lane Craig ⓘ
coAuthor	Paul Copan ⓘ
countryOfPublication	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
critiques	alternative creation models in contemporary theology ⓘ materialist accounts of the universe’s origin ⓘ pantheistic views of the world ⓘ process theology accounts of creation ⓘ
defends	doctrine of creatio ex nihilo ⓘ
examines	biblical foundations of creatio ex nihilo ⓘ historical development of the doctrine of creation ⓘ philosophical coherence of creation out of nothing ⓘ relationship between cosmology and theology ⓘ
focusesOn	nature of divine causation ⓘ origin of the universe ⓘ relation between God and time ⓘ
genre	Christian apologetics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ
hasPerspective	Christian theism ⓘ linked to: Christian theology
intendedAudience	philosophers ⓘ students of religion ⓘ theologians ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainTopic	creatio ex nihilo ⓘ linked to: Creation out of Nothing doctrine of creation ⓘ
philosophicalDiscipline	philosophy of religion ⓘ
publisher	Baker Academic ⓘ
relatedWork	Reasonable Faith ⓘ The Kalam Cosmological Argument ⓘ
subject	Christian theology ⓘ cosmology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ science and religion ⓘ
supports	classical doctrine of creation ⓘ
supportsView	God created the universe out of nothing ⓘ
theologicalTradition	evangelical Christianity ⓘ
usesMethod	analytic philosophy ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ historical theology ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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William Lane Craig → hasWritten → Creation out of Nothing ⓘ

Abrahamic cosmology → hasDoctrine → creation ex nihilo ⓘ

linked to: Creation out of Nothing

Creation out of Nothing → mainTopic → creatio ex nihilo ⓘ