En:Supreme Architect of The Universe: Unterschied zwischen den Versionen

Aus Freimaurer-Wiki
(Die Seite wurde neu angelegt: „thumb|350px|Photo Courtesy of [[Sid Graves]]“)
 
Zeile 1: Zeile 1:
 
[[Datei:Supreme.jpg|thumb|350px|Photo Courtesy of [[Sid Graves]]]]
 
[[Datei:Supreme.jpg|thumb|350px|Photo Courtesy of [[Sid Graves]]]]
 +
 +
==Christianity==
 +
The concept of [[God]] as the (Great) Architect of the Universe has been employed many times in Christianity. Illustrations of God as the architect of the universe can be found on [[Bible]]s from the Middle Ages<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.europhysicsnews.com/full/27/article3/article3.html|journal=Europhysics News|year=2004|volume=35|issue=3|title=The depth of the heavens: Belief and knowledge during 2500 years|author=Erik Høg|format={{dead link|date=April 2009}} &ndash; <sup>[http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=intitle%3AThe+depth+of+the+heavens%3A+Belief+and+knowledge+during+2500+years&as_publication=Europhysics+News&as_ylo=2004&as_yhi=2004&btnG=Search Scholar search]</sup>}}</ref> and regularly employed by Christian apologists and teachers.
 +
 +
Christian [[theologian]]s such as [[Thomas Aquinas]] hold that there is a Grand Architect of the Universe, the [[Cosmological argument|First Cause]], and that this is God.  Commentators on Aquinas such as Stephen A Richards<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faithnet.org.uk/Theology/aquinas.htm|title=Thomas Aquinas (1225&ndash;1274 CE)|author=Stephen A. Richards|publisher=Pelusa Media Group|year=2006|work=Theology}}</ref> have pointed out that the assertion that the Grand Architect of the Universe is the Christian god "is not evident on the basis of 'natural theology' alone but requires an additional 'leap of faith' based on the revelation of the Bible".
 +
 +
[[John Calvin]], in his ''[[Institutes of the Christian Religion]]'' (published in 1536), repeatedly calls the Christian god "the Architect of the Universe", also referring to his works as "Architecture of the Universe", and in his commentary on [[Psalms|Psalm 19]] refers to the [[God in Christianity|Christian God]] as the "Great Architect" or "Architect of the Universe".

Version vom 17. Mai 2011, 09:31 Uhr

Photo Courtesy of Sid Graves

Christianity

The concept of God as the (Great) Architect of the Universe has been employed many times in Christianity. Illustrations of God as the architect of the universe can be found on Bibles from the Middle Ages[1] and regularly employed by Christian apologists and teachers.

Christian theologians such as Thomas Aquinas hold that there is a Grand Architect of the Universe, the First Cause, and that this is God. Commentators on Aquinas such as Stephen A Richards[2] have pointed out that the assertion that the Grand Architect of the Universe is the Christian god "is not evident on the basis of 'natural theology' alone but requires an additional 'leap of faith' based on the revelation of the Bible".

John Calvin, in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (published in 1536), repeatedly calls the Christian god "the Architect of the Universe", also referring to his works as "Architecture of the Universe", and in his commentary on Psalm 19 refers to the Christian God as the "Great Architect" or "Architect of the Universe".