The Oxford Handbook of EschatologyJerry L. Walls Oxford University Press, 2007 M12 3 - 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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... books include The Theology of the Book of Revelation (1993), The Climax of Prophecy: Studies in the Book of Revelation (1993), The Theology of Jürgen Moltmann (1995), and (with Trevor Hart) Hope against Hope: Christian Eschatology at ...
... books include The Theology of the Book of Revelation (1993), The Climax of Prophecy: Studies in the Book of Revelation (1993), The Theology of Jürgen Moltmann (1995), and (with Trevor Hart) Hope against Hope: Christian Eschatology at ...
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... Book of Revelation that describes the new Jerusalem coming down from heaven to earth.1 When this happens, God will dwell with men and be their God in the fullest sense of the word. Death, mourning, and crying will be no more for the old ...
... Book of Revelation that describes the new Jerusalem coming down from heaven to earth.1 When this happens, God will dwell with men and be their God in the fullest sense of the word. Death, mourning, and crying will be no more for the old ...
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... Book of Revelation is a favorite text that speaks with immediate power and clarity to conditions of oppression, persecution, political injustice, and the like.28 Looking at the global picture, it seems likely that eschatology will ...
... Book of Revelation is a favorite text that speaks with immediate power and clarity to conditions of oppression, persecution, political injustice, and the like.28 Looking at the global picture, it seems likely that eschatology will ...
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... Revelation. On the one side are those who emphasize that it must be understood in its original context as a book to encourage Christians in the midst of persecution in the Roman empire and to help them make theological sense of their ...
... Revelation. On the one side are those who emphasize that it must be understood in its original context as a book to encourage Christians in the midst of persecution in the Roman empire and to help them make theological sense of their ...
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... revelation,” which is the first significant word of the Book of Revelation: “The revelation of Jesus Christ.” This usage in Revelation 1:1 thus gives its name to a literary genre, “apocalypse,” and to an ideological phenomenon ...
... revelation,” which is the first significant word of the Book of Revelation: “The revelation of Jesus Christ.” This usage in Revelation 1:1 thus gives its name to a literary genre, “apocalypse,” and to an ideological phenomenon ...
Contents
Eschatology in the Early Church Fathers | |
Jewish Eschatology | |
Failed Prophecy Apocalypticism and | |
Roman Catholic Theology | |
Eastern Orthodox Eschatology | |
Protestant Theology | |
Fundamentalist Theology | |
Pentecostal and Charismatic Theology | |
Process Eschatology | |
A Latitudinal Perspective | |
Muslim Eschatology | |
Buddhist Eschatology | |
Hindu Eschatology | |
Eschatology in Christian Feminist Theologies | |
Church Ecumenism and Eschatology | |
Millennialism | |
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