Why is there anything at all? The Christian doctrine of creation begins by refusing to treat existence as self-explanatory. The world is neither necessary nor self-sufficient. It exists because the living God freely gives being to what is not God. This earlier essay considers what the existence of the world reveals about divine fullness, creaturely dependence, and the sheer gratuity of creation.

From the archives: Originally published by Donnie L. DeBord on August 24, 2026. Read the original article, “Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?,” on Donnie’s Dogmatics.