Eternal God: A Study of God without Time - Brossura

Helm, Paul

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ISBN 10: 0199590389 ISBN 13: 9780199590384

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, USA, 2011

Riassunto

Paul Helm presents a new, expanded edition of his much praised 1988 book Eternal God , which defends the view that God exists in timeless eternity. This is the classical Christian view of God, but it is claimed by many theologians and philosophers of religion to be incoherent. Paul Helm rebuts the charge of incoherence, arguing that divine timelessness is grounded in the idea of God as creator, and that this alone makes possible a proper account of divine omniscience. He develops some of the consequences of divine timelessness, particularly as it affects both divine and human freedom, and considers some of the alleged problems about referring to God. The book thus constitutes a unified treatment of the main concepts of philosophical theology. Helm's revised edition includes four new chapters that develop and extend his account of God and time, taking account of significant work in the area that has appeared since the publication of the first edition, by such prominent figures as William Lane Craig, Brian Leftow, and Richard Swinburne. This new discussion takes the reader into further areas, notably timelessness and creation and the nature of divine causality.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Paul Helm was educated at Worcester College, Oxford, and was for many years a member of the Philosophy Department of the University of Liverpool. From 1993-2000 he was the Professor of the History and Philosophy of Religion, King's College, London. In 2001 he was appointed J.I.Packer Chair of Philosophical Theology at Regent College, Vancouver. He is presently a Teaching Fellow there.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Oxford University Press, USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0199590389
• ISBN 13: 9780199590384
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 320
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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