The Problem of the Divine Eternity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20312134 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R L Sturch, RICHARD STURCH (University of Nigeria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 487-493 |
| Publication date | 1974-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religious Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4125 • E-ISSN: 1469-901X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034412500008003 |
| OpenAlex | W2066317631 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
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
Art · Criticism · Epistemology · Eternity · Literature · Theology · Wish · Philosophy · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1977 - 1987 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |