On the Metaphysics of Time and Divine Eternality

Philosophia Christi 17 (1):177-187 (2015)
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In this brief note I argue that one’s position regarding the metaphysics of time constrains one’s conception of divine eternality. Specifically, temporalism entails commitment to the dynamic theory of time, and atemporalism entails commitment to the static theory of time.

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