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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Page 10
... judgment , Lord , deliver us " ( or , " redeem us " ) . The term adventus , the translation of the ancient Greek parousia , has lost its eschatological meaning . We find it used twice : once for the " coming " of the Holy Spirit , that ...
... judgment , Lord , deliver us " ( or , " redeem us " ) . The term adventus , the translation of the ancient Greek parousia , has lost its eschatological meaning . We find it used twice : once for the " coming " of the Holy Spirit , that ...
Page 11
... judgment . But above all , we have to remember that the Lord of judgment is himself addressed as the liberator who has the power to transform the act of judgment into an act of redemption . If one may put it so , the judge who is to ...
... judgment . But above all , we have to remember that the Lord of judgment is himself addressed as the liberator who has the power to transform the act of judgment into an act of redemption . If one may put it so , the judge who is to ...
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... judgment in darkness whereas the just , among whom the martyrs occupy a special position , dwell in light , being assembled around a life - giving spring of water . We already get a glimpse of how such " early Jew- ish " notions lived ...
... judgment in darkness whereas the just , among whom the martyrs occupy a special position , dwell in light , being assembled around a life - giving spring of water . We already get a glimpse of how such " early Jew- ish " notions lived ...
Contents
Part One The Eschatological Problem | 17 |
The Meaning of Jesus Proclamation | 24 |
The Expectation of an Imminent | 35 |
Copyright | |
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Eschatology: Death and the Eternal Life (Second Edition) Pope Benedict XVI,Joseph Ratzinger Limited preview - 2007 |
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