Theology of Hope: On the Ground and the Implications of a Christian Eschatology / Edition 1

by Jürgen Moltmann

Overview

The following efforts bear the title Theology of Hope, not because they set out once again to present eschatology as a separate doctrine and to compete with the well known textbooks. Rather, their aim is to show how theology can set out from hope and begin to consider its theme in an eschatological light. For this reason they inquire into the ground of the hope of Christian faith and into the responsible exercise of this hope in thought and action in the world today. The various critical discussions should not be understood as rejections and condemnations. They are necessary conversations on a common subject which is so rich that it demands continual new approaches.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800628246
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	09/01/1993
Series:	Works of Jurgen Moltmann Series
Edition description:	1st Fortress Press ed
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	718,915
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.44(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jürgen Moltmann is professor emeritus of systematic theology at the University of Tübingen, Germany. He is the author of more than twenty books with Fortress Press, including The Crucified God (1973), Theology of Hope (1993), and The Spirit of Life (2001).

Editorial Reviews

With clear decisive strokes, Moltmann shows that for both Jews and Christians history is rooted in actual events and sets its sights on a real future in accordance with God's promises.... Hope is the other side of faith and more than anything else is the unique characteristic of Christianity.

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