Brian Leftow makes an important contribution to the longstanding debate among philosophers and theologians about the nature of God's eternity. The author develops a powerful and original defense of the notion that God is eternal in that he exists timelessly; that is, that though…
This volume tackles philosophical questions which are of utmost importance for systematic theology. Its highest aim is to deepen our understanding of religious faith by surveying its relations to one of the most fundamental aspects of our world's reality - time.
God, eternity, and time
This volume tackles philosophical questions which are of utmost importance for systematic theology. Its highest aim is to deepen our understanding of religious faith by surveying its relations to one of the most fundamental aspects of our world's reality - time.
God, eternity and time
"God is eternal" is a standard belief of all theistic religions. But what does it mean? If, on the one hand, "eternal" means timeless, how can God hear the prayers of the faithful at some point of time? And how can a timeless God act in order to answer the prayers? If God knows …