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Horváth Tibor <1927 July 28-> |
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Eternity and eternal life [[electronic resource] ] : speculative theology and science in discourse / / Tibor Horvath |
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Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1993 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (185 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Eternity |
Future life - Christianity |
Time - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-167) and indexes. |
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CONTENTS; FOREWORD; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 CONCEPTS OF TIME; 3 THE FIRST PRINCIPLE IN CHRISTIAN ESCHATOLOGY: JESUS CHRIST, THE ESCHATOLOGICAL UNION OF TIME AND ETERNITY; 4 CHRISTIAN ESCHATOLOGY: SYSTEMATIC PRESENTATION; 5 CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX; NAME INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Newtonian concept of time has been changed by Einsteinian insight. Yet the Einsteinian world view might make it difficult to appreciate traditional concepts of eschatology, like heaven and hell, death and immortality, life after death and resurrection, last day and final judgments, because these expressions presuppose a pre-Einsteinian view of the universe. Since theology cannot remain unaffected by the new research in concepts of time, Eternity and Eternal Life tries to express the eschatological faith of the Church by using the time language of our age. To achieve thi |
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