Eschatology: Death and the Eternal Life (Second Edition)Originally published in English in 1988, Joseph Ratzinger's Eschatology remains internationally recognized as a leading text on the "last things"—heaven and hell, purgatory and judgment, death and the immortality of the soul. This highly anticipated second edition includes a new preface by Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI and a supplement to the bibliography by theologian Peter A. Casarella. Eschatology presents a balanced perspective of the doctrine at the center of Christian belief—the Church's faith in eternal life. Recognizing the task of contemporary eschatology as "to marry perspectives, so that person and community, present and future, are seen in their unity," Joseph Ratzinger brings together recent emphasis on the theology of hope for the future with the more traditional elements of the doctrine. His book has proven to be as timeless as it is timely. |
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... Question 1. On the Current State of the Eschatology Question 2. The Historical Presuppositions of the Present Situation Part One . The Eschatological Problem as a Question About the Very Essence of Christianity II . The Exegetical Data ...
... Question 1. On the Current State of the Eschatology Question 2. The Historical Presuppositions of the Present Situation Part One . The Eschatological Problem as a Question About the Very Essence of Christianity II . The Exegetical Data ...
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... Question 2. The Historical Roots of the Question ( a ) The Prevailing View ( b ) An Attempt at Revisionism 88N NK 69 69 72 72 75 3. The Development of the Question in Biblical Thought ( a ) The Old Testament 888 80 80 ( b ) The ...
... Question 2. The Historical Roots of the Question ( a ) The Prevailing View ( b ) An Attempt at Revisionism 88N NK 69 69 72 72 75 3. The Development of the Question in Biblical Thought ( a ) The Old Testament 888 80 80 ( b ) The ...
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... Question of Eschatology 228 233 241 241 2. The Background of the Modern Controversy 246 3. Content and Problematic of the New Attempts at a Solution 251 4. Basic Outline of a New Consensus 255 Appendix II . Afterword to the English ...
... Question of Eschatology 228 233 241 241 2. The Background of the Modern Controversy 246 3. Content and Problematic of the New Attempts at a Solution 251 4. Basic Outline of a New Consensus 255 Appendix II . Afterword to the English ...
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Contents
The State of the Question | 1 |
Part One The Eschatological Problem as a Question About the Very Essence of Christianity | 17 |
Part Two Death and Immortality The Individual Dimention of Eschatology | 67 |
Part Three The Future Life | 163 |
Some Supplementary Reflections | 241 |
Appendix II Afterword to the English Edition | 261 |
Notes | 275 |
Select Bibliography | 291 |
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