God, Time, and the Metaphysics of Relativity
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God, Time, and the Metaphysics of Relativity is a philosophical and theological work that examines how modern physics—especially the theory of relativity—bears on the nature of time, divine eternity, and God’s relationship to the temporal world.
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| God, Time, and the Metaphysics of Relativity canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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theological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
compatibility of divine foreknowledge with temporal becoming
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doctrine of divine eternity ⓘ philosophical interpretations of relativity ⓘ problem of God’s timelessness vs. temporality ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
B-theory of time as implied by relativity
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tenseless theory of time ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
A-theory of time in light of relativity
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tensed theory of time ⓘ |
| author |
W. L. Craig
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William Lane Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
block universe view
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four-dimensionalist ontology ⓘ relativistic arguments for the unreality of temporal becoming ⓘ |
| examines |
A-theory of time
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B-theory of time NERFINISHED ⓘ compatibility of classical theism with relativity theory ⓘ implications of modern physics for the nature of time ⓘ implications of relativity for God’s relation to the world ⓘ implications of relativity for divine eternity ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Einstein’s theory of relativity
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general relativity ⓘ special relativity ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Christian philosophical theology
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analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
philosophers of religion
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philosophers of science ⓘ students of metaphysics ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
God and time
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divine eternity ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ philosophy of time ⓘ relationship between God and the temporal world ⓘ relativity theory ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| proposes | a neo-Lorentzian interpretation of relativity ⓘ |
| publishedInField |
philosophy
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philosophy of science ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Christian theism
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classical Christian doctrine of God ⓘ |
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