ISBN: 9780802843913

The hopes by which the modern West has lived are widely understood to have failed. At the outset of the third millennium, we see the ideology of historical progress for what it is -- a my… More...

The hopes by which the modern West has lived are widely understood to have failed. At the outset of the third millennium, we see the ideology of historical progress for what it is -- a myth that can no longer provide humanity with grounds for true hope. In Hope against Hope Richard Bauckham and Trevor Hart present a way forward -- through a radical faith in a global future that is in God's hands. 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. In a fresh and skillful way they explore the major images of eschatology -- the Antichrist, the millennium, 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 human individuals but for the whole creation, and they explore the relevance of such an eschatology for Christian living in the present. A thoroughly interdisciplinary work that integrates biblical study, systematic theology, and astute analysis of contemporary Western culture, Hope against Hope is unique in offering a heartening look at the future from the perspective of life today. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Religion,Inspiration>Christianity>Christianity, Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company Core >1<

1999, ISBN: 9780802843913

Kartoniert, 248 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 15mm, Sprache(n): eng Using the present failure of secular hope as the context for a renewal of the Christian vision for the future, Bauckham and H… More...

Kartoniert, 248 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 15mm, Sprache(n): eng 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.Richard Bauckham was Professor of New Testament Studies at St Andrews before retiring to Cambridge in order to concentrate on research and writing. He helps train ordinands through the Cambridge Federation of Theological Colleges and is a Visiting Professor at St Mellitus College. The author of numerous books, his Jesus and the Eyewitnesses (2006) won the Michael Ramsey Prize. Versandkostenfreie Lieferung, [PU: W. B. Eerdmans]<

1999, ISBN: 0802843913

Kartoniert / Broschiert RELIGION / Eschatology, met couverture 11, [PU:Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company]