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In the End, God: A Study of the Christian Doctrine of the Last Things
J. A. T. Robinson
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Description for In the End, God: A Study of the Christian Doctrine of the Last Things
Paperback. Death, judgement, heaven, hell. These are the "Four Last Things" traditionally linked together under the heading "Eschatology." In this book, John Robinson examines them all with the trenchancy, lucidity, and refusal. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCF2; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
In the End, God - identifies a gap that exists in the treatment of eschatology within the Christian faith. As Robinson points out, eschatology had traditionally dealt with the last things in a way that is remote and removed from everyday life and Christianity, and the goal of his book is to make eschatology fully relevant to the modern world. Although it is commonly held that eschatology within modern Christianity is centred on the fact and moment of death, Robinson shows that the true nature of eschatology is something quite different. It is not about the last things after everything ... Read more
In the End, God - identifies a gap that exists in the treatment of eschatology within the Christian faith. As Robinson points out, eschatology had traditionally dealt with the last things in a way that is remote and removed from everyday life and Christianity, and the goal of his book is to make eschatology fully relevant to the modern world. Although it is commonly held that eschatology within modern Christianity is centred on the fact and moment of death, Robinson shows that the true nature of eschatology is something quite different. It is not about the last things after everything ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780227173497
SKU
V9780227173497
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About J. A. T. Robinson
John Arthur Thomas Robinson (1919-1983) was a New Testament scholar, author and a former Anglican Bishop of Woolwich, England. He was a lecturer at Trinity College, Cambridge, and later Dean of Trinity College until his death in 1983. Robinson is also famous for contributing to shape liberal Christian theology and for pioneering the field of secular theology.
Reviews for In the End, God: A Study of the Christian Doctrine of the Last Things
'...this book shows its enduring appeal and ability to speak into the present discussions just as vividly as it did when it was first published...a great read...a true piece of theology...' David Bunce for www.dodifferent.org.uk July 2011