Is God temporal or atemporal? Interacting with issues in the history of philosophy, contemporary philosophy of science, and philosophy of religion, this book offers a thorough introduction to the key issues and key figures in historical and contemporary work on the philosophy of time and time in theology.
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"Garry DeWeese has provided a superb overview of contemporary and classical debates concerning God's relationship to time." -- Alan G. Padgett, Professor of Systematic Theology, Luther Seminary, USA
"This area is a hot topic in philosophy of religion and this book will meet with significant interest." -- William L. Craig, Research Professor in Philosophy, Talbot School of Theology, US
"This area is a hot topic in philosophy of religion and this book will meet with significant interest." -- William L. Craig, Research Professor in Philosophy, Talbot School of Theology, US
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Garrett J. DeWeese is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Philosophical Theology, at the Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, La Mirada, California, USA.
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If the nature of time is perplexing in itself, as Augustine's famous lament attests, the perplexity increases for the theist who must explain not only the nature of time but also God's relation to time, or, more fundamentally, God's temporal mode of being. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
atemporal causation, strong immutability, divine atemporality, tenseless time, divine temporality, metaphysical time, common linguistic practice, tenseless terms, atemporal duration, atemporal entities, divine timelessness, tensed beliefs, sans creation, amorphous time, future contingent propositions, timeless duration, tenseless theory, tensed facts, tensed theory, tenseless view, tensed language, simple foreknowledge, middle knowledge, temporal becoming, simultaneous causation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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If the nature of time is perplexing in itself, as Augustine's famous lament attests, the perplexity increases for the theist who must explain not only the nature of time but also God's relation to time, or, more fundamentally, God's temporal mode of being. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
atemporal causation, strong immutability, divine atemporality, tenseless time, divine temporality, metaphysical time, common linguistic practice, tenseless terms, atemporal duration, atemporal entities, divine timelessness, tensed beliefs, sans creation, amorphous time, future contingent propositions, timeless duration, tenseless theory, tensed facts, tensed theory, tenseless view, tensed language, simple foreknowledge, middle knowledge, temporal becoming, simultaneous causation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Duns Scotus, New York, William Lane Craig, Oxford University Press, Clarendon Press, Cornell University Press, New Testament, Brian Leftow, Grand Rapids, Cambridge University Press, Richard Swinburne, Big Bang, Thomas Aquinas, Journal of Philosophy, William Hasker, Michael Tooley, Religious Studies, The Christian God, Downers Grove, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Nicholas Wolterstorff, Quantum Mechanics, Quentin Smith, Cosmological Argument, Jesus Christ New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- God and Time: Essays on the Divine Nature by Gregory E. Ganssle on 12 pages
- Time and Eternity (Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion) by Brian Leftow on 10 pages
- The Christian God by Richard Swinburne on 9 pages
- God, Time, and Knowledge (Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion) by William Hasker on 8 pages
- Contemporary Philosophy of Religion by Steven M. Cahn on 6 pages
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- Religion And Morality (Ashgate Philosophy of Religion Series) (Ashgate Philosophy of Religion Series) by William J. Wainwright in Front Matter
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