All Things New

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The Christian faith presents a distinctive vision of last things: that God in Christ aims to reconcile the world to himself, and through his Spirit and a new people, to set all things to right. This good news is for all nations and peoples, but for too long the Christian doctrine of eschatology has focused on debates and arguments rooted solely in the Western church. In All Things New, leading theologians and biblical scholars from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and North America offer readers a glimpse of how Christians around the globe are perceiving and describing the Christian hope. The result is a remarkably refreshing and distinctive vision of eschatology guaranteed to raise new questions and add new insights to the global church’s vision of the eschaton.

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• Publié par: Langham Creative Projects
• Date de parution: 02 octobre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781783687244
• Langue: English

Extrait

Majority World Theology Series
SERIES EDITORS
Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, and K. K. Yeo
The Majority World Theology series exists because of the seismic shifts in the makeup of world Christianity. At this moment in history, more Christians live in the Majority World than in Europe and North America. However, most theological literature does not reflect the rising tide of Christian reflection coming from these regions. The Majority World authors in this series seek to produce, collaboratively, biblical and theological textbooks that are about, from, and to the Majority World. By assembling scholars from around the globe who share a concern to do theology in light of Christian Scripture and in dialogue with Christian tradition coming from the Western church, this series offers readers the chance to listen in on insightful, productive, and unprecedented in-person conversations. Each volume pursues a specific theological topic and is designed to be accessible to students and scholars alike.
TITLES IN THIS SERIES
Jesus without Borders: Christology in the Majority World 2015 | 9781783689170
The Trinity among the Nations: The Doctrine of God in the Majority World 2015 | 9781783681051
The Spirit over the Earth: Pneumatology in the Majority World 2016 | 978178368256
So Great a Salvation: Soteriology in the Majority World 2017 | 9781783683789
The Church from Every Tribe and Tongue: Ecclesiology in the Majority World 2018 | 9781783684489
All Things New: Eschatology in the Majority World 2019 | 9781783686469

The collection of insightful essays in All Things New on various aspects of eschatology brings the Majority World Theology Series to a fitting conclusion. The church and the academy desperately need such voices, not least because Western eschatologies have done both good and ill. This book notes that reality, as well as the reality of major differences among various Christian churches throughout the Majority World. Especially significant, however, is the way these essays connect a robust Christian hope, and the biblical eschatology that supports it, with present Christian existence and public witness in particular cultures. Let us hope that these and other voices continue to speak, and that this ending of a series is also a beginning – the beginning of still more contextualized theologies and practices of hope, especially where people and the rest of God’s creation are suffering.
Michael J. Gorman, PhD
Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology,
St Mary’s Seminary & University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
All too often eschatology is relegated to last chapters or to hurried summaries. With this volume, Gene Green, Stephen Pardue, and K. K. Yeo offer us an introduction to the expansive landscape of eschatologies in the Majority World. This strong selection of essays helps us consider the rootedness of oftentimes unexamined eschatologies in complex contexts. Wide-ranging in location and in topic but grounded in specifics, each essay offers nuanced reflection from Africa, Asia, and Latin America on concepts like death, hope, and the kingdom of God. Each contributor challenges us to remember that hope abstracted from the realities of colonization, imperialism, and oppression is not true hope and reinforces how eschatology affects everything from exegesis to ethics.
Amy Brown Hughes, PhD
Assistant Professor of Theology,
Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA
Eschatology – the study of the end times – remains a fascinating and often deeply contentious part of Christian theology. But as Christianity’s center of gravity moves ever more decisively outside the West, how does that affect attitudes to themes from apocalyptic, to Zionism, to the nature of God’s kingdom? How are such ideas reinterpreted against the diverse cultural and political backgrounds of Africa, Asia and Latin America? In a rich and intriguing collection of essays by fine scholars, All Things New explores and expounds ideas that have inspired thinkers since the earliest Christian ages. A thoughtful and rewarding collection.
Philip Jenkins, PhD
Distinguished Professor of History,
Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA
Like the rudder of a vessel, though less noticed, eschatology sets a direction for God’s people (or oikumene ) in diverse contexts. The unfolding of God’s plan informs and guides today’s church to faithfully bear witness to God’s salvation. Thus, this book serves as the fitting conclusion and climax of this ground-breaking Majority World Theology Series.
Wonsuk Ma, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Global Christianity,
Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

All Things New
Eschatology in the Majority World
Edited by
Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, and K. K. Yeo

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Contents

Cover


Introduction


Eschatology and the Expansion of the Majority World Church


Plan of the Book


Chapter 1 Eschatology, Apocalyptic, Ethics, and Political Theology


Abstract


Introduction


Eschatology , Apocalyptic , Ethics , and Politics


Conclusion


For Further Reading


Chapter 2 The Past, the Present, and the Future of African Christianity:


Abstract


Eschatology: The African Worldview as a Theological Hermeneutic


Eschatology in Relation to Death, Dying, and Living On


Ancestors, Spirits, and Divinities: Living in the Afterlife


Interpreting Time, Events, and Seasons: Modalities of Space and Time


Contact Points


Conclusion


For Further Reading


Chapter 3 Revelation 21:1–4 from an African Perspective


Abstract


Introduction


Locating Revelation within the Context of Apocalyptic Literature


The Text of Revelation 21:1–4 : Some Concise Exegetical Remarks


Impact of Revelation 21:1–4 on the Ghanaian /African Terrain


Toward an African Ecocentric Eschatology


Concluding Remarks


For Further Reading


Chapter 4 From Dispensationalism to Theology of Hope:


Abstract


Introduction


Classic Dispensationalism and Progressive Dispensationalism


Eschatology in Spanish Theological Literature


The Influence of the Theology of Hope in the Academic Environment


The Presence of Eschatology in Evangelical Songs


Conclusion


For Further Reading


Chapter 5 The Kingdom of God:


Abstract


Introduction


Dialogue with the Nicaean-Constantinopolitan Creed


The Kingdom of God in Latin American Eschatology


Mark 1:1