Book contents
- Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine
- Current Issues in Theology
- Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Creation
- Part II Revelation and Theological Knowledge
- Part III Imago Dei and Uniqueness
- Part IV Christology, Salvation, and Grace
- Part V Eschatology
- 18 The Final State
- 19 The Arrival of the End
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Author Index
- Scripture Index
- General Index
19 - The Arrival of the End
from Part V - Eschatology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2023
- Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine
- Current Issues in Theology
- Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Creation
- Part II Revelation and Theological Knowledge
- Part III Imago Dei and Uniqueness
- Part IV Christology, Salvation, and Grace
- Part V Eschatology
- 18 The Final State
- 19 The Arrival of the End
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Author Index
- Scripture Index
- General Index
Summary
If there is life beyond Earth, and God relates to it in its own way, without the story on Earth being central for it too, Christian theology may need to revise its traditional idea that the end of history will come in human history.
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- Astrobiology and Christian DoctrineExploring the Implications of Life in the Universe, pp. 351 - 366Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023