- Paperback: 248 pages
- Publisher: Paternoster (1 Feb 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1842276026
- ISBN-13: 978-1842276020
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 14 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 512,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Provocative, accessible stuff that is a vital lifeline to those who have lost hope about Hope. --Jeff Lucas, author, speaker, broadcaster
A comprehensive and compelling overview of a much neglected topic. --Mark Stibbe, vicar of St Andrews, Chorleywood, speaker and author
A comprehensive and compelling overview of a much neglected topic. --Mark Stibbe, vicar of St Andrews, Chorleywood, speaker and author
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What is the contemporary relevance of Christian beliefs about the future? People often feel that a biblical theology of future hope is of little practical value for life in the present. Christians are suspected of waiting for a pie in the sky when they die instead of dealing with the steak on their plate while they wait. But the writers in this book argue that eschatology the theology of creations future in Gods purposes is profoundly relevant for contemporary life. This book brings together respected Christian teachers in order to address the pressing question of the relevance of eschatology. It outlines the ideas of the Old and the New Testaments as well as historical Christian teachings on eschatology. Then it creatively explores their implications in an accessible way for a range of current issues: mission, the imagination, music, popular culture, politics, ecology, work, ethics, understanding what it is to be human.
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The field of eschatology has become something of a minefield in Christian circles over the last few decades. Much discussion has revolved around proposed timetables for the parousia, more or less detailed descriptions of end-time events etc etc. Now, while these may make for lively discussion they are something of a specialised taste.
This book focusses on the significance of Christian hopes of the end times for the way we live in the here and now. A collection of essays, rather than a single work, the book is inevitably patchy. Some chapters are very good; others seem somewhat waffly. Some of the writers have the discipline of writing to a set target in terms of length of essay, others are less successful. Taken together, though, the book is definitely more than the sum of its parts and succeeds in its intention of demonstrating that eschatology has ramifications for all aspects of Christian living. I found the last section of the book, which deals with the environment and ethics, to be particularly stimulating.
This book focusses on the significance of Christian hopes of the end times for the way we live in the here and now. A collection of essays, rather than a single work, the book is inevitably patchy. Some chapters are very good; others seem somewhat waffly. Some of the writers have the discipline of writing to a set target in terms of length of essay, others are less successful. Taken together, though, the book is definitely more than the sum of its parts and succeeds in its intention of demonstrating that eschatology has ramifications for all aspects of Christian living. I found the last section of the book, which deals with the environment and ethics, to be particularly stimulating.
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