| Hope Against Hope: Christian Eschatology at the Turn of the Millennium Contributor(s): Bauckham, Richard (Author), Hart, Trevor (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802843913 ISBN-13: 9780802843913 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $19.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1999 Annotation: The start of the twenty-first century evokes fresh concern for what the future holds. Will it bring an end to suffering and evil? Can we look for a new heaven and earth? Will judgment be cosmic or personal? Hope against Hope revisits these and other questions central to Christian eschatology and provides a fresh yet responsible look at the church's vision of the future. Integrating images from the Bible and Christian tradition with analysis of contemporary Western culture, Richard Bauckham and Trevor Hart reinterpret the meaning of such eschatological themes as the antichrist, the last judgment, and the kingdom of God in terms that will benefit students and general readers alike. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Eschatology - Religion | Christian Theology - Eschatology - Religion | Theology |
| Dewey: 236 |
| LCCN: 99049158 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.1" W x 8.98" (0.82 lbs) 233 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Millennium |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using the present failure of secular hope as the context for a renewal of the Christian vision for the future, Bauckham and Hart seek to re-source Christian hope from its rich heritage of biblical promises and their interpretation in the Christian tradition. They explore the major images of eschatology - the Antichrist, the millenium, the last judgment, the kingdom of God, and others - proposing the category of imagination as the key to understanding their significance today. The authors insist throughout on the cosmic scope of Christian eschatology, writing of God's future not just for individuals but for the whole creation, and they explore the relevance of such an eschatology for Christians living in the present. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hart, Trevor: - Professor of divinity at St. Mary's College, University ofSt. Andrews in Scotland.Bauckham, Richard: - Richard Bauckham is professor emeritus of New Testamentstudies at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, seniorscholar at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, and fellow of both theBritish Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. |