When published in 1964, Moltmann's Theology of Hope restored eschatology to the forefront of Christian theology. In 1996, The Coming of God: Christian Eschatology was no less significant as a major systematic study and rethinking of Christian ideas about the "end of all things."
Moltmann himself, along with four other theologians, discusses the significance and implications of his new ideas about eschatology. They provide a detailed assessment of its key aspects and creative interactions with his project. Eight new essays by Moltmann extend his work and address such questions as the God-world relation, hell, biblical hope, the postmodern situation, and the ethical and political implications of a renewed eschatology.
"A very good team of theologians engages here with one of the world's leading living theological thinkers. They grapple with a wide range of urgent contemporary matters and classic theological questions, and constantly provoke rethinking."
—David Ford, University of Cambridge
"This is an indispensable collection for students of modern theology."
—John Webster, Christ Church, Oxford
Author Biography:
Richard Bauckham is Professor of New Testament Studies at St. Mary's College, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.