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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... Philosophy (2001). Robert G. Clouse has been professor of history at Indiana State University for forty-five years. He is the author of The Meaning of the Millennium: Four Views (1977), The End of Days: Essential Selections from ...
... Philosophy (2001). Robert G. Clouse has been professor of history at Indiana State University for forty-five years. He is the author of The Meaning of the Millennium: Four Views (1977), The End of Days: Essential Selections from ...
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... Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College. A graduate of Whitworth College, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the Claremont Graduate University, Davis is the author of more than seventy scholarly articles and the author or editor of ...
... Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College. A graduate of Whitworth College, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the Claremont Graduate University, Davis is the author of more than seventy scholarly articles and the author or editor of ...
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... philosophy at Baylor University, having formerly held positions at the University of Missouri and Texas A&M University. He is best known in the philosophy of religion for his work on the problem of hell and the doctrine of omniscience ...
... philosophy at Baylor University, having formerly held positions at the University of Missouri and Texas A&M University. He is best known in the philosophy of religion for his work on the problem of hell and the doctrine of omniscience ...
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... Philosophy, and University College at the University of Toronto since 1997. He is an ordained rabbi and the author of thirteen books, the two latest being The Jewish Social Contract: An Essay in Political Theology and Talking with ...
... Philosophy, and University College at the University of Toronto since 1997. He is an ordained rabbi and the author of thirteen books, the two latest being The Jewish Social Contract: An Essay in Political Theology and Talking with ...
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... philosophy at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, and has defended a doctrine of universal reconciliation in both theological and philosophical contexts. His writings on the subject include ''The Doctrine of Everlasting Punishment ...
... philosophy at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, and has defended a doctrine of universal reconciliation in both theological and philosophical contexts. His writings on the subject include ''The Doctrine of Everlasting Punishment ...
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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