Christian Eschatology and the Physical Universe

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-567-04546-1
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 392 g

Does matter matter? The scientific picture of the end of the physical Universe has undergone dramatic changes since the turn of the 21st century, with its future characterized by accelerated expansion and futility. Yet Christian theology has been largely silent on this, despite the interest in eschatology in popular culture and in theology itself. What can Christian theology learn from and contribute to the scientific picture of the future of the Universe? Can the biblical narratives of creation and new creation have a fruitful dialogue with scientific discoveries? David Wilkinson shows what a fruitful dialogue this can be. Critiquing the folk eschatology of the Left Behind series, the misguided faith of the scientific optimists and the lack of scientific engagement of the theologians of hope, Wilkinson argues for a rediscovery of the theological theme of new creation and the centrality of bodily resurrection.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wilkinson, David

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Kosmologie, Urknalltheorie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Religion & Wissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Wissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Christliche Theologie und die Wissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents Preface
Chapter 1 Visions of the End
Chapter 2 Ending in Futility: The Future Pessimism of Science
Chapter 3 The Limited Universal Responses of the Theologians of Hope.
Chapter 4 Cosmological Hope in the Eschatologies of the Bible.
Chapter 5 Reclaiming the Resurrection in Its Cosmological Setting.
Chapter 6 Space-time in creation and new creation.
Chapter 7 The Future of Matter
Chapter 8 Fruitful Interaction: Working out the relationship of Creation and New Creation.
Chapter 9 Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

David Wilkinson is currently Wesley Research Lecturer in Theology and Science at the University of Durham. From September 2006 he will be Principal of St Johns College, University of Durham. He is the author of numerous popular books on relationship between science and religion and has appeared on both radio and television. He regularly lectures in the UK and US.