Anne Conway on Time, the Trinity and Eschatology

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Abstract

This paper considers the conception of the Triune God, soteriology and eschatology in Anne Conway’s metaphysics. After outlining some of the key features of her thought, including her account of a timeless God who is nevertheless intimately present in creation, I will argue that her conception of the Trinity offers a distinctive role for Christ and the Holy Spirit to play in her philosophical system. I also propose an interpretation of Conway’s eschatology, in which time is understood as grounded in a never-ending soteriological process of the overall movement of creatures towards perfection and a state of spirituality.

Citation

Head. (2017). Anne Conway on Time, the Trinity and Eschatology. Philosophy and Theology, 277-295. https://doi.org/10.5840/philtheol201781480

• Acceptance Date: Jul 6, 2017
• Publication Date: Aug 18, 2017
• Journal: Philosophy and Theology
• Print ISSN: 0890-2461
• Publisher: Philosophy Documentation Center
• Pages: 277-295
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5840/philtheol201781480
• Keywords: philosophy
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/philtheol201781480