Systematic Theology (Revelation, Tradition, and Doctrine): Eschatology

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.

This book reveals two competing patterns of eschatological teaching which vied for acceptance in the fledgling Church.

Provides an important critical survey of eschatology from a variety of perspectives.

This book is an outline of the development of eschatological thought in the first seven centuries of Christianity.

Message of the Fathers of the Church.

From "First Things" (August/September 2000 Issue_