The End of All Things Is at Hand: A Christian Eschatology in Conversation with Science and Islam
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Overview
This book proposes a bold vision of the “end” of human life and the cosmos based on the hopeful vision of Christian faith. In a dialogue with the best of Christian tradition, the natural sciences’ conjectures of the “end,” as well as Islam’s rich teaching on the doctrine of the Last Things, a fresh constructive eschatology is recommended. While based on wide and deep academic learning, the conversational style of the book makes it suitable for various kinds of audiences, from pastors, to students, to scholars, and to interested lay folks.
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- Offers a broad overview of relevant topics.
- Reflects in conversation with both science and Islam.
- Explores what Christian eschatology might say about our shared human and cosmic destiny.
If the end is nigh, why should we care about anything? Offering a broad overview of relevant topics and angles on growing sentiments of impending doom, Kärkkäinen argues that Christians—and all the people of good will—should go about planting their trees, both literally and metaphorically.
—Olli-Pekka Vainio, University of Helsinki
Dare we hope for new creation in the self-giving of the triune God? Kärkkäinen boldly proposes that we must dare to hope to experience the full meaning of life in the present. He then develops the particulars of his reflection in conversation with both science and Islam! This brilliant reflection shows us once again why Kärkkäinen is one of the leading theologians of our time.
—Frank D. Macchia, Vanguard University
In this thoughtful and comprehensive book, Kärkkäinen makes Christian eschatology come alive. In conversation with Islam and science, he brings together a concern for the life to come with our personal and communal responsibilities today. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to know what Christian eschatology might say about our shared human and cosmic destiny.
—Lois Malcolm, Luther Seminary
- Title: The End of All Things Is at Hand: A Christian Eschatology in Conversation with Science and Islam
- Author: Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Pages: 206
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781666730548, 1666730548, 9781666722208, 1666722219, 1666722200, 9781666722215
- Resource ID: LLS:NDLLTHNGSCNCSLM
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-01-02T16:13:43Z
Dr. Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen is Professor of Systematic Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary and Docent of Ecumenics at University of Helsinki, Finland. A native of Finland, he has taught and lived with his family in three continents: Europe, Asia (Thailand), and North America (the U.S.) . He participates widely in international ecumenical, theological, and interreligious projects. Prior to coming to Fuller, Kärkkäinen served as president and professor at IsoKirja College in Keuruu, Finland. He has also lectured and served as visiting professor in various schools around the world. He travels widely and has a command of several languages. He is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and serves as an associate pastor in the Finnish Lutheran Church in California and Texas. He is also a world-renowned expert on Pentecostal-Charismatic theology and movements.
A prolific writer, Kärkkäinen has published thirty books and monographs - 11 books in English (and seven in his native language, Finnish), most recently The Trinity: Global Perspectives (2007), One With God: Salvation as Deification and Justification (2004), and Trinity and Religious Pluralism: The Doctrine of the Trinity in Christian Theology of Religions (2004). He is also the author of more than 100 articles, which have appeared in international scholarly journals. He is the editor (with William Dyrness) of Global Dictionary of Theology (2008). His major project is the five-volume series titled Constructive Christian Theology for the Pluralistic World (Eerdmans 2013–17) which develops Christian doctrine in dialogue with four faith traditions and sciences. . Kärkkäinen was appointed to three editorial boards in 2008, which include the “Strategic Initiatives in Systematic Theology” series by InterVarsity Press, the “Studies in Systematic Theology” series by Brill Press (Leiden, Netherlands), and the “International Journal of Systematic Theology”. He is a member of three working groups of the World Council of Churches and has participated in numerous international consultations. He is also an external examiner for Wales University.