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Theology as Eschatology

Theology as Eschatology. Jürgen Moltmann. Introduction. Importance of Moltmann Theology of Hope: On the Ground and the Implications of a Christian Eschatology (1964) Coming of God (1996) J.M. advocate of “The Theology of Hope” “Eschatological Ontology ” Future is ontologically primary

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Theology as Eschatology

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  1. Theology as Eschatology Jürgen Moltmann

  2. Introduction • Importance of Moltmann • Theology of Hope: On the Ground and the Implications of a Christian Eschatology (1964) • Coming of God (1996) • J.M. advocate of “The Theology of Hope” • “Eschatological Ontology” • Future is ontologically primary • “Theology as Eschatology • All theology is eschatologically driven • God’s revelation understood primarily as promise (and assurance of God’s faithfulness, and less about unveiling • The Meaning of Eschatology • Importance of the resurrection of Christ

  3. Introduction (cont.) • Focus and Outline of The Coming of God • Structure: • Personal Eschatology: “What will become of me?” • Ours is an embodied hope • Historical Eschatology: “What will become of the cosmos?” • Cosmic Eschatology: “What will become of the cosmos?” • Includes creation, nature • *Divine Eschatology: “What will become of God?” • The future must mean something not just to us, but to God • Two main concepts: • Adventus • God is coming to fulfill his promise • Nouvum • Renewal; eschatology as the “new” thing that God is doing

  4. Personal Eschatology and the Theology of Death • Death is terrible because of love • Importance of hope for the resurrection of the body • Key questions to personal eschatology

  5. Historical Eschatology: The Kingdom of God and Millennium • Importance of History • Milleninum is “transition” from history to eschatology, to new creation • Sharp distinction between Historical and Eschatological millenarianism • Historical Millenarianism • Political Millenarianism • Ecclesiastical Millenarianism • Epochal Millenarianism • Eschatological Millenarianism • Judgment • Judgment as cleansing • Hell?

  6. Cosmic Eschatology: Sabbath and Shekinah • “Christian Eschatology must be broadened out into cosmic eschatology for otherwise it becomes a Gnostic doctrine of redemption, and is bound to teach, no longer the redemption of the world but a redemption from the world, no longer the redemption of the body but a deliverance of the soul from the body.” Coming of God,259 • Shabbath and Shekinah • Entire world becomes a temple of God • Not annihilation of the world, but transformation Eternity within time • God emerges within time and folds time upon itself (p. 281) • Aeonic time (heaven) and transitory time (earth) • Human time is subsumed under God’s time • Temporal creation will become an eternal creation because all created beings will participate in God’s eternity

  7. Divine Eschatology • Basic question: What is the meaning for God himself of his glorification by human beings and all creation? • A feast of eternal joy and communion with creatures and creation

  8. Reflections • Rediscovering the role of eschatology in theology and faith • Christological and trinitarian ramifications of Christian eschatology • Importance of millennium • Ethical and practical implications of eschatology • Including socio-political implications • Relationship between time and eternity

  9. Questions • Overly speculative? • Selective use of biblical and historical tradition • Panentheistic? • Judgment • Universalism • Establishment of justice

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