The Problem of the Divine Eternity

The ‘traditional' view among philosophical (and many other) theologians, that God is eternal not merely in the sense of being everlasting but in the sense of being outside time altogether, has come under sharp criticism in recent years, both from biblical theologians and from philosophers. It i...

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Main Author: Sturch, Richard 1936- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [1974]
In: Religious studies
Year: 1974, Volume: 10, Issue: 4, Pages: 487-493
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Summary:The ‘traditional' view among philosophical (and many other) theologians, that God is eternal not merely in the sense of being everlasting but in the sense of being outside time altogether, has come under sharp criticism in recent years, both from biblical theologians and from philosophers. It is against the latter form of attack, particularly as represented by the detailed criticisms of Professor Nelson Pike, that I wish to try and defend the notion of a divine timelessness.
ISSN:1469-901X
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0034412500008003