God, Eternity and the Nature of Time

This book focuses on the timelessness of God, providing a detailed analysis of the nature of time and eternity. Padgett offers a biblical and historical survey of the doctrine of eternity, rejecting both theories of eternity being both 'timeless' and 'everlasting'. Padgett argues that traditionally the doctrine of absolute divine timelessness is not compatible with God's actions in the world. "God is in some sense temporal, yet He is the ground of time, the Lord of time and is 'relatively' timeless.

About the author

Alan G. Padgett is a United Methodist minister and theologian. He is professor of systematic theology and chair of the history-theology division at Luther Seminary. Author and editor of nine books and over ninety academic articles and chapters, Professor Padgett is co-editor with Beth Felker Jones of the Distinguished Dissertations in Christian Theology series of Pickwick Publications (an imprint of Wipf and Stock Publishers).

Product details

• Authors: Alan Padgett, Alan G. Padgett
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.06.2000
• EAN: 9781579104627
• ISBN: 978-1-57910-462-7
• No. of pages: 188
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 282 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Christentum, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, Religion - Theology