The Oxford Handbook of EschatologyJerry L. Walls Oxford University Press, 16 apr. 2010 - 744 pagini 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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... possible, but these three highlight the fact that mainstream interpreters have read the Apocalypse in very different ways. These differences also point up one of the most fundamental tensions in this field of theology, namely, that ...
... possible, but these three highlight the fact that mainstream interpreters have read the Apocalypse in very different ways. These differences also point up one of the most fundamental tensions in this field of theology, namely, that ...
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... possible in prose, poetry, or any manner of literary form. By contrast, ''apocalypse'' is necessarily genre-specific. It is paradoxically both easy to define because it constitutes a convergence of characteristics marking it as a genre ...
... possible in prose, poetry, or any manner of literary form. By contrast, ''apocalypse'' is necessarily genre-specific. It is paradoxically both easy to define because it constitutes a convergence of characteristics marking it as a genre ...
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... possible, however, to speak of a literary function of the genre as ''intended to interpret present, earthly circumstances in light of the supernatural world and of the future, and to influence both the understanding and the behavior of ...
... possible, however, to speak of a literary function of the genre as ''intended to interpret present, earthly circumstances in light of the supernatural world and of the future, and to influence both the understanding and the behavior of ...
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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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The Oxford Handbook of Eschatology Jerry L. Walls Professor of Philosophy of Religion Asbury Theological Seminary Previzualizare limitată - 2007 |
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