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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Jerry L. Walls. CHAPTER 3. THE. ESCHATOLOGY. OF. THE. NEW. TESTAMENT. CHURCH. CHRISTOPHER ROWLAND ESCHATOLOGY is a word which is not easy to define.1 Strictly speaking, eschatology has to do with the study of the “last ... Church, Christopher ...
Jerry L. Walls. CHAPTER 3. THE. ESCHATOLOGY. OF. THE. NEW. TESTAMENT. CHURCH. CHRISTOPHER ROWLAND ESCHATOLOGY is a word which is not easy to define.1 Strictly speaking, eschatology has to do with the study of the “last ... Church, Christopher ...
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... church (5:15). A more specific problem emerges in 2 Thessalonians. It seems that some of the Christians decided that, with the imminence of the coming of Christ, there was no need to live a normal life in the world (3:6–13). Such people ...
... church (5:15). A more specific problem emerges in 2 Thessalonians. It seems that some of the Christians decided that, with the imminence of the coming of Christ, there was no need to live a normal life in the world (3:6–13). Such people ...
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... church's role as the bearers of the divine mysteries is stressed (Eph. 3:5–10). As Ephesians indicates, it was possible for a later generation to keep alive that framework of thought provided that there is a clear understanding of the ...
... church's role as the bearers of the divine mysteries is stressed (Eph. 3:5–10). As Ephesians indicates, it was possible for a later generation to keep alive that framework of thought provided that there is a clear understanding of the ...
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... Church: A Handbook of Patristic Eschatology (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991). 30. N. Cohn, The Pursuit of the Millennium (London: Paladin, 1957); A. Bradstock and C. Rowland, Radical Christian Writings: A Reader (Oxford ...
... Church: A Handbook of Patristic Eschatology (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991). 30. N. Cohn, The Pursuit of the Millennium (London: Paladin, 1957); A. Bradstock and C. Rowland, Radical Christian Writings: A Reader (Oxford ...
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... church. The council cautiously took some first steps in the rediscovery of this theme, steps which have been developed by subsequent church documents.38 The story so far has given the impression of brief periods of historical lucidity ...
... church. The council cautiously took some first steps in the rediscovery of this theme, steps which have been developed by subsequent church documents.38 The story so far has given the impression of brief periods of historical lucidity ...
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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