Eschatology as a manifestation of human uniqueness: Human vision, biblical revelation and divine agency
This essay extends my previous research on eschatology to cover the question of human uniqueness. Using the approach of ‘experiential realism’, I begin with a few findings of modern science that are relevant to the topic: big bang cosmology, entropy, regularity and contingency, and emergence theory....
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| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2017
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HTS teologiese studies
Année: 2017, Volume: 73, Numéro: 3 |
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Biblical Future Expectations
B Vision Motif B Resurrection B Regularity and Contingency B Emergence B Experience of Time B Entropy B Eschatology and Human Uniqueness B Eternity B Transformation Motif B Perfection B Divine Omnipotence |
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