Compassionate eschatology: the future as friend
Do "eschatology" and "peace" go together? Is eschatology mostly about retribution and fear--or compassion and hope?Compassionate Eschatology brings together a group of international scholars representing a wide range of Christian traditions to address these questions. Together th...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Eugene, Or
Cascade Books
©2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Compassionate eschatology : the future as friend] (2011) (Cowdell, Scott, 1960 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Girard, René 1923-2015
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| Further subjects: | B
Paix - Aspect religieux - Christianisme
B Apocalypticism B Peace Religious aspects Christianity B Eschatology B Peace - Religious aspects - Christianity |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | Do "eschatology" and "peace" go together? Is eschatology mostly about retribution and fear--or compassion and hope?Compassionate Eschatology brings together a group of international scholars representing a wide range of Christian traditions to address these questions. Together they make the case that Christianity's teaching about the "end times" should and can center on Jesus' message of peace and reconciliation. Offering a peace-oriented reading of the Book of Revelation and other biblical materials relevant to Christian eschatology, this book breaks new ground in its consistent message that compassion not retribution stands at the heart of the doctrine of the last things. Besides its creative treatment of biblical materials, Compassionate Eschatology also makes a distinctive contribution in how several essays engage the thought of Ren Girard and his mimetic theory. Girard's project is shown to reinforce the biblical message of eschatological peace |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-294) |
| Physical Description: | xii, 294 Seiten, 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 1-60899-488-0 978-1-60899-488-5 |
