God, Time, and the Incarnation

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.

Author: Richard A. Holland
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Published: 02/20/2012
Pages: 206
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781498261883

About the Author
Richard A. Holland Jr. is Assistant Professor of Seminary at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, and Visiting Instructor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.