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The hope of glory : a theology of redemption / Ian A. McFarland.
Van Pelt Library BT821.33 .M444 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McFarland, Ian A. (Ian Alexander), 1963- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Eschatology.
- Redemption--Biblical teaching.
- Redemption.
- Hope--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Hope.
- Glory--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Glory.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 211 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Theology of redemption
- Place of Publication:
- Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- "Christians hope for life in glory, but according to Scripture, such life is not to be conceived as leaving this world behind. On the contrary, Christians hope for the renewal of this world: it is the same creation that God made "in the beginning" that God glorifies and redeems at the end"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction; the problem of hope
- The tension between hope and glory
- Resolving the tension: the resurrection
- Resurrection's form: persons and natures
- Resurrection's content: living by God's Word
- Part 1: Hope
- 1. False hope
- Escapism: rescue from the world
- Titanism: control of the world
- False hope as rejection of the past
- 2. Hope refused
- Naturalism: hope as incredible
- Protest: hope as monstrous
- Hope refused as rejection of the future
- 3. "Jesus our hope"
- From creation to redemption
- The form of hope
- Enacting hope
- Interlude
- 4. The mystery of evil and the limits of eschatology
- The case of Julian
- The case of Luther
- Evaluation
- Part 2: Glory
- 5. Jesus, the Lord of glory
- Advent
- Judgment
- Heaven and Hell
- 6. The transformation of the self
- Death
- Resurrection
- Life everlasting
- 7. The transformation of the world
- Signs and portents
- A New Heaven and a New Earth
- Sabbath
- Conclusion: a theology of glory
- The challenge of the Cross
- The hope of glory
- Bibliography
- Scripture index
- Name and subject index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Other Format:
- Online version: McFarland, Ian A. Hope of glory
- ISBN:
- 9780664267001
- 0664267009
- OCLC:
- 1432148550
- Publisher Number:
- 90100418499
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