Simon Oliver Books

Judaism, Christianity and Islam claim that the universe is not a brute fact. It is 'created'. But what do we mean by 'creation'? Do we mean that the universe is 'designed'? Is it the product of an evolutionary process? How are creatures related to God, and does God act within creation? Simon Oliver begins with the background to the Christian doctrine of creation in Greek philosophy and the Old Testament. This provides a route into understanding the claim that we are part of a created order that is also the theatre of God's redemptive action in Christ. He examines different understanding of creation, with close reference to the work of patristic and medieval theologians such as Augustine and Aquinas. This leads to an historical guide to the relationship between theological, philosophical and scientific approaches to nature in the modern period including Darwinism and Intelligent Design. Some of the ethical issues concerning humanity's place within, and treatment of, creation and our environment are also examined. Finally, a distinctive yet traditional theology of creation is proposed focused on the concepts of gift and participation as ways of understanding more fully the meaning and implications of the claim that the universe is created.

-John Constantine created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, John Totleben and Jamie Delano & John Ridgway.-

"Originally published in single magazine form as FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics 1-7 A2013"--Title page verso.

John Constantine once heard a ghost story in a Parisian bar, and maybe the old man wasn't just telling tales. So he takes Mercury in search of the only man he knows who's encountered the Djinn. Problem is, they're not the only people looking! Meanwhile, a new character emerges from the shadows, an uneasy alliance is formed, John Constantine goes all magician on us and Paris may never be the same again. One of comics' most iconic and long-lasting characters continues his return to the DC Universe in THE HELLBLAZER VOL. 2, by writer Simon Oliver (FBP) with art by Moriat (THE SPIRIT). Collects THE HELLBLAZER #7-12.

Aid worker Paloma Flores asks former police officer Jack Cohen to investigate the murders of women who used to work in sweatshops in a border Mexican town that authorities seemed to be ignoring.

DIE FINSTERNIS IN DER STADT DES LICHTS Der durchtriebene englische Okkultist John Constantine und seine mächtige Verbündete Mercury kommen nach Paris, um hier alle Geheimnisse über die Djinn zu erfahren. Doch natürlich gerät Constantine auch in der Stadt der Liebe und des Lichts mächtig in Schwierigkeiten – und landet sogar hinter Gittern. Dann wird er auch noch von einem Rudel Werwölfe durch die finstersten Ecken von Paris gejagt und trifft auf einen gefährlichen alten Bekannten. Und am Ende steht wie immer die Frage, wen oder was der berüchtigte John Constantine diesmal mit einem verwegenen Grinsen und einem lässigen Zug an der Zigarette zu opfern bereit ist… Die neuen Geschichten mit der Horror-Ikone unter dem Rebirth-Banner, geschrieben von Simon Oliver (EXTERMINATORS) und mit Zeichnungen von Philip Tan (BATMAN) und Davide Fabbri (VICTORIAN UNDEAD).