
The third installment in a wide and deep constructive theology for our time
This third volume of Veli-Matti Karkkainen’s  ambitious five volume  theology project develops a Christian theology of  creation  and humanity (theological anthropology) in dialogue with  the Christian tradition, with contemporary theology in  all its  global and contextual diversity, and with other major  living  faiths -- Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. 
In constructing his theology of creation and humanity,  Karkkainen uniquely engages the natural sciences,  including physical,  cosmological, and neuroscientific theories. He devotes  particular attention to the topics of divine action in a  world  subjected to scientific study, environmental pollution,  human  flourishing, and the theological implications of  evolutionary  theory -- with regard to both cosmos and humanity.
    
Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen is professor of systematic theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena,California, and docent of ecumenics at the University of Helsinki, Finland.