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God, Soul, and Time in Priest and Swinburne

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Benedikt Paul Göcke
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Abstract

Contra Swinburne I argue that God cannot exist within time. There is a sufficient condition for its being now now. Because the conception of God existing within time cannot account for this condition, it has to be rejected. Based on Priest I argue that God's creative act is this: to cause the actuality of the universe within the soul.

Keywords

PresentismIdealismGodSoulCreation
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Original Articles
Information
New Blackfriars , Volume 89 , Issue 1024 , November 2008 , pp. 730 - 738
Copyright
Copyright © The author 2008. Journal compilation © The Dominican Council/Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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7. Literature

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