The Oxford Handbook of EschatologyJerry L. Walls Oxford University Press, 2010 M04 16 - 744 pages Eschatology is the study of the last things: death, judgment, the afterlife, and the end of the world. Through centuries of Christian thoughtfrom the early Church fathers through the Middle Ages and the Reformationthese issues were of the utmost importance. In other religions, too, eschatological concerns were central. After the Enlightenment, though, many religious thinkers began to downplay the importance of eschatology which, in light of rationalism, came to be seen as something of an embarrassment. The twentieth century, however, saw the rise of phenomena that placed eschatology back at the forefront of religious thought. From the rapid expansion of fundamentalist forms of Christianity, with their focus on the end times; to the proliferation of apocalyptic new religious movements; to the recent (and very public) debates about suicide, martyrdom, and paradise in Islam, interest in eschatology is once again on the rise. In addition to its popular resurgence, in recent years some of the worlds most important theologians have returned eschatology to its former position of prominence. The Oxford Handbook of Eschatology will provide an important critical survey of this diverse body of thought and practice from a variety of perspectives: biblical, historical, theological, philosophical, and cultural. This volume will be the primary resource for students, scholars, and others interested in questions of our ultimate existence. |
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... Holy Scripture in the University of Oxford. He has written widely on the history of apocalypticism and the eschatological character of early Christian thought. Rosemary Radford Ruether, Professor Emeriti at Pacific School of Religion ...
... Holy Scripture in the University of Oxford. He has written widely on the history of apocalypticism and the eschatological character of early Christian thought. Rosemary Radford Ruether, Professor Emeriti at Pacific School of Religion ...
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... promised long ago through his holy prophets.''3 The story will reach its proper end when the promises of God are fulfilled in the restoration of everything to the end for which it was created. The. Meaning. and. Motivation. of. Eschatology.
... promised long ago through his holy prophets.''3 The story will reach its proper end when the promises of God are fulfilled in the restoration of everything to the end for which it was created. The. Meaning. and. Motivation. of. Eschatology.
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... holy scriptures, or of investigating their content, is to make men better; the historical element, which contributes nothing to this end, is something which is in itself quite indifferent, and we can do with it what we like.''16 ...
... holy scriptures, or of investigating their content, is to make men better; the historical element, which contributes nothing to this end, is something which is in itself quite indifferent, and we can do with it what we like.''16 ...
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... Holy Spirit. The millennial reign is thus an invisible one that is presently manifested in the church and that will be brought to fulfillment when Christ comes in glory for all to see. A third prominent position is postmillennialism ...
... Holy Spirit. The millennial reign is thus an invisible one that is presently manifested in the church and that will be brought to fulfillment when Christ comes in glory for all to see. A third prominent position is postmillennialism ...
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... holy place (ark of the covenant and tabernacle) and the priesthood (the Shiloh narratives of 1 Sm 1–3). These latter institutions failed miserably due to corrupt leadership, and when the monarchy is introduced in ancient Israel, three ...
... holy place (ark of the covenant and tabernacle) and the priesthood (the Shiloh narratives of 1 Sm 1–3). These latter institutions failed miserably due to corrupt leadership, and when the monarchy is introduced in ancient Israel, three ...
Contents
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ESCHATOLOGY IN DISTINCT CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS AND THEOLOGICAL MOVEMENTS | 213 |
ISSUES IN ESCHATOLOGY | 343 |
Emerging Issues in Eschatology in the TwentyFirst Century | 671 |
Index | 691 |
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