The Lemniscate Model of Time: Recurrence, Eternity, and the Crossing Point

This paper develops a speculative theological model of time using the geometry of the lemniscate. It argues that certain features of Christian thought—including recurrence, sacramental simultaneity, providence, and eschatological transition—are difficult to visualize within exclusively linear temporal frameworks. By distinguishing between temporal traversal and eternal access at the curve's crossing point, the model offers a conceptual grammar for exploring the relationship between succession and eternity while remaining within the tradition of analogical theological reasoning.