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The End of the Timeless God
Abstract
The claim that God is timeless has been the majority view throughout church history. However, it is not obvious that divine timelessness is compatible with fundamental Christian doctrines such as creation and incarnation. Theologians have long been aware of the conflict between divine timelessness and Christian doctrine, and various solutions to these conflicts have been developed. In contemporary thought, it is widely agreed that new theories on the nature of time and eternity can further help solve these conflicts. Do these solutions actually solve the conflict? Can the Christian God be timeless? This book sets forth a thorough investigation into the Christian understanding of God and the God–world relationship. It argues that the triune God cannot be timeless.
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- Authors
- Mullins, R. T.
- Corresponding author
- Mullins, R. T.
- ORCID
- Mullins, R. T.
- Venue
- Oxford University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2016-01-01
- OpenAlex
- W2481371571
- Cited by
- 165
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 61 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 3
- FWCI
- 13.54
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Karl Barth and Christian Theology
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Study and Philosophy of Religion
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Theology and Philosophy of Evil
- Keywords
- divine timelessness, eternity, creation, incarnation, Trinity, God and the world, nature of time, Christian doctrine, God-world relationship
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