Theological Perspective In contrast to some Eastern religions that view time as an endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, Christianity with its Judaic roots is a deeply historical religion. This history begins with God’s creation of the world and ends with God’s judgment and re-creation of it. Christians look backward, remembering God’s mighty acts of salvation over the generations, and forward, anticipating the vindication of God’s ways in a new heaven and a new earth. They