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.

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Bethel College, St Paul, USA

Alan G. Padgett

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ALAN G. PADGETT

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Book Title: God, Eternity and the Nature of Time
Authors: Alan G. Padgett
Series Title: Library of Philosophy and Religion
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230376519
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1992
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-56319-9Published: 01 July 1992
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-37651-9Published: 30 June 1992
Series ISSN: 2947-0242
Series E-ISSN: 2947-0250
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 173
Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Metaphysics

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

Front Matter

Establishing the Parameters

The Witness of Scripture

The Doctrine of Divine Timelessness: An Historical Sketch

A Coherent Model of Absolute Timelessness

The Stasis Theory of Time: A Critique

A New Doctrine of Eternity

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