Will the Stars Sing on the Last Day? Cosmology and Eschatology

Changes in the scientific picture of the origin and destiny of the physical universe present particular challenges to Christian eschatology. Both the great expansion of our picture of the size and age of the universe and the recent perception of an inexorable progression of the universe toward heat...

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Main Author: Root, Michael 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: International journal of systematic theology
Year: 2025, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 31-45
IxTheo Classification:CF Christianity and Science
NBD Doctrine of Creation
NBQ Eschatology
VA Philosophy
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