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In all religions, in the medieval West as in the East, ideas about the past, the present and the future were shaped by expectations related to the End. The volumes Cultures of Eschatology explore the many ways apocalyptic thought and visions of the end intersected with the development of pre-modern religio-political communities, with social changes and with the emergence of new intellectual and literary traditions. The two volumes present a wide variety of case studies from the early Christian communities of Antiquity, through the times of the Islamic invasion and the Crusades and up to modern receptions, from the Latin West to the Byzantine Empire, from South Yemen to the Hidden Lands of Tibetan Buddhism. Examining apocalypticism, messianism and eschatology in medieval Christian, Islamic, Hindu and Buddhist communities, the contributions paint a multi-faceted picture of End-Time scenarios and provide their readers with a broad array of source material from different historical contexts. The first volume, Empires and Scriptural Authorities, examines the formation of literary and visual apocalyptic traditions, and the role they played as vehicles for defining a community's religious and political enemies. The second volume, Time, Death and Afterlife, focuses on key topics of eschatology: death, judgment, afterlife and the perception of time and its end. It also analyses modern readings and interpretations of eschatological concepts.

HISTORY / General. --- Medieval history --- apocalypticism --- messianism --- eschatology --- End-Time scenarios

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Jonestown --- Heaven's Gate --- millennial violence --- millennialism --- apocalypticism

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228 --- Apocalyptic literature --- -Literature, Apocalyptic --- Literature --- Apocalyps. Boek der Openbaring van Johannes. Apocalyptiek --- History and criticism --- -Apocalyps. Boek der Openbaring van Johannes. Apocalyptiek --- apocalypticism --- history of apocalypticism --- world religions --- apocalyptic literature

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apocalypticism --- millennialism --- prophecy --- secularization --- ecology --- technology --- the United States --- Christian reconstructionism --- neo-postmillennialism --- violence --- religious totalism --- Waco --- the Solar Temple --- Aum Shinrikyo --- the Churches

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Modern science informs us about the end of the universe: "game over" is the message which lies ahead of our world. Christian theology, on the other hand, sees in the end not the cessation of all life, but rather an invitation to play again, in God's presence. Is there a way to articulate together such vastly different claims?Eschatology is a theological topic which merits being considered from several different angles. This book seeks to do this by gathering contributions from esteemed and fresh voices from the fields of biblical exegesis, history, systematic theology, philosophy, and ethics.How can we make sense, today, of Jesus' (and the New Testament's) eschatological message? How did he, his early disciples, and the Christian tradition, envision the "end" of the world? Is there a way for us to articulate together what modern science tells us about the end of the universe with the biblical and Christian claims about God who judges and who will wipe every tear?Eschatology has been at the heart of Christian theology for 100 years in the West. What should we do with this legacy? Are there ways to move our reflection forward, in our century? Scholars and other interested readers will find here a wealth of insights.

Eschatology --- 218 --- 218 Eschatologie. Onsterfelijkheid. Tijdelijkheid (theodicee) --- 218 Eschatologie. Vie future. Immortalite (theodicee) --- Eschatologie. Onsterfelijkheid. Tijdelijkheid (theodicee) --- Eschatologie. Vie future. Immortalite (theodicee) --- Eschatology. --- apocalypticism. --- constructive theology. --- religion and science.