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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... kingdom has already come, or has already been “realized,” future eschatology stresses the fulfillment that is yet to come. In a phrase that invariably appears in discussions of eschatology, the kingdom is “already but not yet.” There is ...
... kingdom has already come, or has already been “realized,” future eschatology stresses the fulfillment that is yet to come. In a phrase that invariably appears in discussions of eschatology, the kingdom is “already but not yet.” There is ...
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... kingdom of God,”6 Jesus of Nazareth set out to proclaim its imminence, and perhaps even its inauguration. The early Christian kerygma that Jesus was raised from the dead was an alternative way of expressing the conviction which ...
... kingdom of God,”6 Jesus of Nazareth set out to proclaim its imminence, and perhaps even its inauguration. The early Christian kerygma that Jesus was raised from the dead was an alternative way of expressing the conviction which ...
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... kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel” (1:15). The phrase “the kingdom of God” is a central pillar for our understanding of the message of Jesus. It probably refers to a future age of glory, when the divine will ...
... kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel” (1:15). The phrase “the kingdom of God” is a central pillar for our understanding of the message of Jesus. It probably refers to a future age of glory, when the divine will ...
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... kingdom. Luke 11:20 and 17:21 offer evidence of a present anticipation of the coming eschatological kingdom, in which the eschatological age was already at work in Jesus' ministry. Jesus is presented as the agent of the inauguration of ...
... kingdom. Luke 11:20 and 17:21 offer evidence of a present anticipation of the coming eschatological kingdom, in which the eschatological age was already at work in Jesus' ministry. Jesus is presented as the agent of the inauguration of ...
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... kingdom of God. There is anticipation of participation in the messianic banquet which was to come, when Jesus would again drink of the fruit of the vine from which he had vowed to abstain at the Last Supper (Mark 14:25; Matthew 26:29 ...
... kingdom of God. There is anticipation of participation in the messianic banquet which was to come, when Jesus would again drink of the fruit of the vine from which he had vowed to abstain at the Last Supper (Mark 14:25; Matthew 26:29 ...
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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