God, Salvation, and the Problem of Spacetime

This Element provides both an introduction to the physics and metaphysics of spacetime and a jumping-off point for understanding how these can - and in fact should - inform both Christian theology and the philosophy of religion more generally.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The Metaphysics of Time; 2. The Physics of Spacetime; 3. God and Time; 4. Spacetime, Salvation, and Eschatology; 5. Final Remarks; Bibliography.

Summary

This Element provides both an introduction to the physics and metaphysics of spacetime and a jumping-off point for understanding how these can – and in fact should – inform both Christian theology and the philosophy of religion more generally.

Product details

• Authors: Emily Qureshi-Hurst, Emily (University of Oxford) Qureshi-Hurst
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2022
• EAN: 9781009269582
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0926958-2
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in the Problems of God; Elements in the Problems of Go
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Philosophy, Theology, Philosophy of religion, Religion and science, Religion & science