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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... Divine Warrior in Early Israel (HSM 5; Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1973). 19. Mowinckel, He That Cometh, 145 and 261. 20. Hugo Gressmann, Der Ursprung der israelitisch-jüdischen Eschatologie (FRLANT 6; Göttingen ...
... Divine Warrior in Early Israel (HSM 5; Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1973). 19. Mowinckel, He That Cometh, 145 and 261. 20. Hugo Gressmann, Der Ursprung der israelitisch-jüdischen Eschatologie (FRLANT 6; Göttingen ...
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... divine intervention, without recourse to “human instrumentality.” Herein Hanson sees the root of apocalyptic eschatology. Hanson's work has been criticized on several counts, although it continues to stimulate fruitful discussion. His ...
... divine intervention, without recourse to “human instrumentality.” Herein Hanson sees the root of apocalyptic eschatology. Hanson's work has been criticized on several counts, although it continues to stimulate fruitful discussion. His ...
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... divine Spirit. For Paul, Christ had initiated the age of the Spirit, marked by prophecy, and, distinctively in the New Testament in the Pauline letters, the power for moral change and the ethical life. Romans 8:1–11 and 1 Corinthians 2 ...
... divine Spirit. For Paul, Christ had initiated the age of the Spirit, marked by prophecy, and, distinctively in the New Testament in the Pauline letters, the power for moral change and the ethical life. Romans 8:1–11 and 1 Corinthians 2 ...
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... 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 soteriological role of apostle and ...
... 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 soteriological role of apostle and ...
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... divine gift but a human project of collective social effort. We build the kingdom. (In this brief sketch, we cannot hope to do justice to such a subtle thinker as Kant. In fairness, however, it must be said that he was not a crude ...
... divine gift but a human project of collective social effort. We build the kingdom. (In this brief sketch, we cannot hope to do justice to such a subtle thinker as Kant. In fairness, however, it must be said that he was not a crude ...
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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