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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... 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 ...............................................................
... 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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... promises. Of course, not all agree on what such a world will look like, so we are ''inescapably caught in a world of conflicting visions of historical destiny.''27 The enormity of these shifts and the complexity of these competing ...
... promises. Of course, not all agree on what such a world will look like, so we are ''inescapably caught in a world of conflicting visions of historical destiny.''27 The enormity of these shifts and the complexity of these competing ...
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... promises and royal images that became central to the theological expressions in the rest of the Bible, as we shall see. These two streams of thought— God's role in Israel's history and the promises of that history—converged to give ...
... promises and royal images that became central to the theological expressions in the rest of the Bible, as we shall see. These two streams of thought— God's role in Israel's history and the promises of that history—converged to give ...
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... promises or expectations of a brighter future, especially if that future is said to be achieved by means of human progress. If eschatology as individual and as otherworldly is too narrow, hopeful human progress in expectation of a ...
... promises or expectations of a brighter future, especially if that future is said to be achieved by means of human progress. If eschatology as individual and as otherworldly is too narrow, hopeful human progress in expectation of a ...
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... promises of Genesis (Gn 12:1–3). The promises of land and progeny combine older ancestral traditions into a unified national epic and drive the narrative forward.7 Since neither the numerical extent of the progeny as ''a great nation ...
... promises of Genesis (Gn 12:1–3). The promises of land and progeny combine older ancestral traditions into a unified national epic and drive the narrative forward.7 Since neither the numerical extent of the progeny as ''a great nation ...
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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