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Book SynopsisIntroduces concepts of time from physics to students of religion, and discusses these concepts in relation to the notions of time in Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Judeo-Christian and Islamic thought.
Trade Review"This lucid and wide-ranging study sets out to reconcile the objective and subjective perspectives in the investigation of the phenomenon of time. [Lawrence W. Fagg] ... explores the wondrous subtleties of time that modern physics continues to reveal, but complements them with the rich insights of the spiritual perspectives on time that the world's major religions have to offer." Helga Nowotny, Former President, International Society for the Study of Time "Lawrence W. Fagg has made a fundamental contribution to our reflection upon time. His work immediately takes its place as a basic text for students and researchers, from college to seminary and university levels."-Philip Hefner, Director, Zygon Center for Religion and Science
Table of ContentsPreface xi
Part I. Thinking about Time 1
1. Time: A Two-fold Mystery? 3
2. Philosophers Thinking about Time 15
Part II. Time in Our Cosmic Cocoon 27
3. Einstein, Time, and the Speed of Light 29
4. Time and the Quantum 43
5. Timing and Sensing Our Cocoon through Electromagnetism 63
6. Probing beyond: Spiritual Perceptions of Our Cocoon's Temporality 75
Part III. The Nature of Time 93
7. Did Time Begin? 95
8. Time and Motion 115
9. Irreversible Gauges of Time 127
10. Time, Space, and the Dynamic World: The Spatialization and Liberation of Time 149
11. The Moment: Increment of Time and Space 161
12. Timelessness 181
Part IV. What Will Time Tell? 191
13. Time in the Cosmic Future 193
14. A Time to Die 213
15. How Real the Future? 227
Part V. Time 235
16. Time: A Duality or Unity? 237
17. What is Time? 249
Bibliography 255
