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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141486703321

Titolo

Heaven on earth? : theological interpretation in ecumenical dialogue / / edited by Hans Boersma and Matthew Levering

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013

Chichester, West Sussex : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2013

ISBN

1-118-55390-X

1-299-15930-3

1-118-55196-6

1-118-55194-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 237 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Directions in modern theology book series

Gale eBooks

Directions in modern theology

Disciplina

230

Soggetti

Theology

Heaven - Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Originally published as Volume 28, Issue 4 of Modern theology"--copyright page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Reading the fathers -- pt. 2. Reading scripture -- pt. 3. Reading in contemporary context.

Sommario/riassunto

This collection assembles essays by eleven leading Catholic and evangelical theologians in an ecumenical discussion of the benefits - and potential drawbacks - of today's burgeoning corpus of theological interpretation. The authors explore the critical relationship between the earthly world and its heavenly counterpart. Ground-breaking volume of ecumenical debate featuring Catholic and evangelical theologiansExplores the core theological issue of how the material and spiritual worlds interrelateFeatures a diversity of analytical approachesAddresses an u