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God, time, and the Incarnation / Richard A. Holland.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Eugene, Or. : Wipf & Stock Publishers, ©2012Description: 1 online resource (viii, 197 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781630872403
  • 1630872407
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: God, time, and the IncarnationDDC classification:
  • 212/.7 22
LOC classification:
  • BT153.I47 H65 2012eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
The nature of time and the history of the debate -- The doctrine of the Incarnation -- Analysis of the atemporal view -- Analysis of some alternatives to the atemporal view -- An argument from the Incarnation.
Summary: The dominant view among Christian theologians and philosophers is that God is timeless--that he exists outside of time in an "atemporal" eternity. In God, Time, and the Incarnation, Richard Holland offers a critical evaluation of this traditional view in light of the most central doctrine of Christianity: the Incarnation of Christ. Holland reviews the history of this controversy, highlighting the various theological problems for which atemporal models have been offered as a solution. He asserts the central importance of the Incarnation for Christian theology and evaluates several atemporal models in light of this doctrine. Finally, he suggests that the traditional atemporal view is not compatible with a robust and orthodox view of the Incarnation. This book rejects the traditional atemporal view of God's relationship to time and argues, based on the Incarnation, that God experiences temporal sequence in his existence.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197).

The nature of time and the history of the debate -- The doctrine of the Incarnation -- Analysis of the atemporal view -- Analysis of some alternatives to the atemporal view -- An argument from the Incarnation.

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The dominant view among Christian theologians and philosophers is that God is timeless--that he exists outside of time in an "atemporal" eternity. In God, Time, and the Incarnation, Richard Holland offers a critical evaluation of this traditional view in light of the most central doctrine of Christianity: the Incarnation of Christ. Holland reviews the history of this controversy, highlighting the various theological problems for which atemporal models have been offered as a solution. He asserts the central importance of the Incarnation for Christian theology and evaluates several atemporal models in light of this doctrine. Finally, he suggests that the traditional atemporal view is not compatible with a robust and orthodox view of the Incarnation. This book rejects the traditional atemporal view of God's relationship to time and argues, based on the Incarnation, that God experiences temporal sequence in his existence.