Dr. J. Glenn Friesen

Studies relating to Herman Dooyeweerd Linked Glossary of Terms

© J. Glenn Friesen 2003-2006

Linked Glossary of Terms
(references to De Wijsbegeerte der Wetsidee, unless indicated. See concordance for correlation with pages in the New Critique. The concordance is in pdf format.)

Temporal reality is that part of created reality that is within cosmic time. Temporal reality is the cosmos. Temporal reality therefore does not include other parts of creation, such as our supratemporal heart and the angels.

The temporal is one of the dimensions of the horizon of our experience. There are levels of our human experience, and we “descend” into cosmic time (NC II, 552).

We experience temporal reality in its "aspects" or "modes" or "meaning-sides."

Temporal reality is immanent as opposed to transcendent. Temporal reality is the ‘earth,’ as distinguished from the ‘Heavens’ in Genesis I (NC II, 53, ft. 1).

Temporal reality is the individual, particularized, expression of the transcendent reality in which it finds its supratemporal root. Temporal reality exists only in that root.

Because temporal reality exists only in the root, it fell with humanity, and is redeemed through Christ the new root.

World, individual ego, functions, aspects, things, are all temporal. So is our body, which is the "temporal mantle" of these functions.

Revised May 6/06