TIME AND ETERNITY: HYMNIC, BIBLICAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND THEOLOGICAL VIEWS

John R. Albright; John R. Albright

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9744.2009.01046.x

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TIME AND ETERNITY: HYMNIC, BIBLICAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND THEOLOGICAL VIEWS

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The book Time and Eternity, the English version of Zeit und Ewigkeit, by Antje Jackelén, contains scientific and theological treatments of these two topics, starting with the usage of such ideas in German, Swedish, and English hymns. This essay describes her work and explains how the scientific ideas provide a coherent framework for understanding the place of time.

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Albert Einstein, Maxwell's equations, Antje Jackelén, symmetry, hymn, eschatology, time, quantum mechanics, antimatter, Dirac equation, Newtonian mechanics, Bible, cosmology, eternity, relativity, thermodynamics, irreversibility

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Albright, J., (2009) “TIME AND ETERNITY: HYMNIC, BIBLICAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND THEOLOGICAL VIEWS”, Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 44(4), 989–996. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9744.2009.01046.x

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Dyson, Freeman J.1979. “Time without End: Physics and Biology in an Open Universe.Reviews of Modern Physics 51 (3): 447–60.

Jackelén, Antje. [2002] 2005. Time and Eternity: The Question of Time in Church, Science, and Theology. (English trans. of Zeit und Ewigkeit: Die Frage der Zeit in Kirche, Naturwissenschaft und Theologie). Philadelphia : Templeton Foundation Press.

Tipler, Frank J.1994. The Physics of Immortality. New York : Doubleday.

Wesley, Charles. [1747] 1982. “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling. ” In The Hymnal 1982: According to the Use of the Episcopal Church .

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Volume 44 • Issue 4 • December 2009

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Pages	989–996

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Published	2009-12-01

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