God, Eternity and the Nature of Time

  • Alan G. Padgett
Book

Part of the Library of Philosophy and Religion book series (LPR)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xi
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  2. Establishing the Parameters
    Alan G. Padgett
    Pages 1-22
  3. The Witness of Scripture
    Alan G. Padgett
    Pages 23-37
  4. The Doctrine of Divine Timelessness: An Historical Sketch
    Alan G. Padgett
    Pages 38-55
  5. A Coherent Model of Absolute Timelessness
    Alan G. Padgett
    Pages 56-81
  6. The Stasis Theory of Time: A Critique
    Alan G. Padgett
    Pages 82-121
  7. A New Doctrine of Eternity
    Alan G. Padgett
    Pages 122-146
  8. Back Matter
    Pages 147-173
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About this book

Introduction

This book is a thorough analysis and discussion of the nature of time and eternity, focusing on the timelessness of God. After considering two theories of time in the light of modern science and philosophy, Padgett argues for a 'process' notion of time. After an historical and biblical survey of the doctrine of eternity, Padgett rejects both the 'everlasting' and the 'timeless' theory of eternity, seeking to defend the intuition that God transcends time.

Keywords

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Authors and affiliations

  • Alan G. Padgett
    • 1
  1. 1.Bethel CollegeSt PaulUSA

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