Contemporary Cosmology is Irrelevant to Classical Theistic Christian Eschatology
Some are of the opinion that cosmological predictions regarding the future of the physical universe contradict or challenge the Christian eschatological hope for a “new heavens and new earth” (2 Pet. 3:13). The present essay argues that cosmological science is irrelevant to classical theistic Christ...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Routledge
2021
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Theology and science
Anno: 2021, Volume: 19, Fascicolo: 4, Pagine: 390-405 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | CF Cristianesimo; scienza NBC Dio NBQ Escatologia |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Creatio ex nihilo
B Kathryn Tanner B Cosmology B God beyond being B Classical Theism |
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| Riepilogo: | Some are of the opinion that cosmological predictions regarding the future of the physical universe contradict or challenge the Christian eschatological hope for a “new heavens and new earth” (2 Pet. 3:13). The present essay argues that cosmological science is irrelevant to classical theistic Christian eschatology on two grounds. First, cosmology does not substantially inform Christian eschatology, which already affirmed the demise of the cosmos on theological grounds. Second, cosmology does not challenge eschatology if a classical theistic conception of God and its corollary doctrines of creatio ex nihilo and divine conservation and concurrence are admitted. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2021.1982251 |