"A Michael Glazier book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Eschatological Imagination; From Easter Hope to Fear of Judgment; The Second Vatican Council; Postconciliar Developments; Looking Ahead; Conclusion; 2. The God of Israel; The Gods of the Nations; Israel's God; Imagining God's Salvation; Conclusion; 3. The Way of Jesus; Following Jesus; The Imitation of Christ; Modernity and the Solitary Self; Retrieving the Kingdom of God; Contemporary Expressions of the Kingdom of God; Conclusion; 4. The Mystery of the Resurrection.

The ResurrectionThe Risen Body; Resurrection Immediately after Death?; The Basis of Our Eschatological Hope; The Social Nature of the Resurrection; Conclusion; 5. The Eschata and the Eschaton; The Soul; The Eschata; The Eschaton; Conclusion; 6. Eschatology and Liturgy; Liturgical Time and Memory; Liturgy and Social Justice; Retrieving the Eschatological Imagination; Conclusion; 7. Eschatology, Christology, and Church; From Imagination to Understanding; Christology; Church and Mission; Some Concluding Reflections.