Universal Salvation - Eschatology in the Thought of Gregory of Nyssa and Karl Rahner

Zusatztext Ludlow's book will undoubtedly continue to be consulted both by students of Gregory and Rahner and by those interested in questions surrounding universal salvation. Both the careful analysis of the sources and the precision of the analysis give this study its abiding value. Klappentext In this book Dr Ludlow compares and assesses two advocates of the belief that in the end God will save all people. She asks whether this idea of 'universal salvation' is a truly Christian concept. If it is a 'second tradition' in Christian theology! how has that tradition developed and what difficulties with the idea still remain? Zusammenfassung In this book Dr Ludlow compares and assesses two advocates of the belief that in the end God will save all people. She asks whether this idea of 'universal salvation' is a truly Christian concept. If it is a 'second tradition' in Christian theology, how has that tradition developed and what difficulties with the idea still remain? Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Gregory of Nyssa 1: Gregory of Nyssa's Eschatology in Context 2: Perfection in Resurrection 3: Universal Perfection Karl Rahner 4: The Background to Karl Rahner's Eschatology 5: Eschatology for a Modern World 6: The Consummation of an Individual History of Freedom 7: The Consummation of the World's History of Freedom 8: Comparison and Assessment

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• Authors: Morwenna Ludlow, Morwenna (Lecturer in Patristics Ludlow, Ludlow Morwenna
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.05.2009
• EAN: 9780199566969
• ISBN: 978-0-19-956696-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Oxford Theological Monographs; Oxford Theological Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION / Christian Education / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, History of Religion, Christian instruction, Religious instruction, Church history, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church