What Is Eternity?
This paper presents a model for the human experience of eternity based upon an integration of the known properties of the infinities and the creation centered spirituality of Meister Eckhart. The model presents man’s movement through eternity as an ascent of ever greater infinite ontological increas...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2018]
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Philosophy & theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 431-446 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Human being
/ Eternity
/ Experience
/ God
/ Infinity
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IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NBC Doctrine of God NBE Anthropology VA Philosophy |
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Summary: | This paper presents a model for the human experience of eternity based upon an integration of the known properties of the infinities and the creation centered spirituality of Meister Eckhart. The model presents man’s movement through eternity as an ascent of ever greater infinite ontological increases that is asymptotic to God. It implies that time is part of the experience of eternity but to an ever decreasing degree. It also implies that death as a transforming event is recurring but that fear of death is only associated with its first occurrence. |
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ISSN: | 2153-828X |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Philosophy & theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/philtheol2019522110 |