God, Time, and Eternity
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"God, Time, and Eternity" is a philosophical and theological work by William Lane Craig that explores the nature of divine eternity and God’s relationship to time.
All labels observed (1)
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| God, Time, and Eternity canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8332754 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: God, Time, and Eternity Context triple: [William Lane Craig, hasWritten, God, Time, and Eternity]
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A.
The Creation of Time
The Creation of Time is a sculptural work by American artist Frederick Hart, reflecting his characteristic blend of figurative realism and spiritual, philosophical themes.
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B.
The Creation of Eternity
The Creation of Eternity is a major sculptural work by American artist Frederick Hart, reflecting his characteristic blend of figurative realism and spiritual, transcendent themes.
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C.
The Existence of God
The Existence of God is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne presents a detailed, probabilistic argument for the rationality of believing in God’s existence.
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D.
The End for Which God Created the World
The End for Which God Created the World is a theological treatise by Jonathan Edwards that explores God’s ultimate purpose in creating the universe, emphasizing the display of divine glory as the chief end of all things.
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E.
Man’s Quest for God
Man’s Quest for God is a theological work by Abraham Joshua Heschel that explores the nature of religious experience, prayer, and humanity’s search for the divine in Jewish thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: God, Time, and Eternity Target entity description: "God, Time, and Eternity" is a philosophical and theological work by William Lane Craig that explores the nature of divine eternity and God’s relationship to time.
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A.
The Creation of Time
The Creation of Time is a sculptural work by American artist Frederick Hart, reflecting his characteristic blend of figurative realism and spiritual, philosophical themes.
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B.
The Creation of Eternity
The Creation of Eternity is a major sculptural work by American artist Frederick Hart, reflecting his characteristic blend of figurative realism and spiritual, transcendent themes.
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C.
The Existence of God
The Existence of God is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne presents a detailed, probabilistic argument for the rationality of believing in God’s existence.
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D.
The End for Which God Created the World
The End for Which God Created the World is a theological treatise by Jonathan Edwards that explores God’s ultimate purpose in creating the universe, emphasizing the display of divine glory as the chief end of all things.
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E.
Man’s Quest for God
Man’s Quest for God is a theological work by Abraham Joshua Heschel that explores the nature of religious experience, prayer, and humanity’s search for the divine in Jewish thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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theological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
logical problems of an eternal being in time
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problems of divine foreknowledge and human freedom ⓘ the relation between God and temporal events ⓘ |
| aimsAt | reconciling classical theism with temporal becoming ⓘ |
| author | William Lane Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
A-theory of time
NERFINISHED
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B-theory of time NERFINISHED ⓘ God NERFINISHED ⓘ divine foreknowledge ⓘ eternity ⓘ omniscience ⓘ the nature of temporal becoming ⓘ time ⓘ |
| explores |
how an eternal God can interact with temporal creatures
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the coherence of divine temporality ⓘ the coherence of divine timelessness ⓘ |
| field |
philosophical theology
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of time ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
analytic theology
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philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| hasAuthorPosition |
God is temporal since creation
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God is timeless without creation ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Christian theism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheoreticalFramework |
dynamic theory of temporal becoming
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tensed theory of time ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
analytic philosophy
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classical theism ⓘ philosophy of time literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
God's relationship to time
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divine eternity ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
philosophers of religion
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students of philosophy of time ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
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