Eschatology and Space The Lost Dimension in Theology Past and Presen
This unique volume focuses on the subjects of time in the area of theology known as 'eschatology,' the consideration of the fullness, the limit, and the goal of time. He traces the historical development of understandings of eschatology from the Bibl
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Eschatology and Space
10.1057/9781137108272 - Eschatology and Space, Vítor Westhelle
“Until now Christian eschatology has been interpreted only in terms of its temporal dimension. Vitor Westhelle has undertaken a remarkably creative rethinking of this in terms of its spatial dimension through the effective deployment of post-colonial and post-structuralist perspectives. The book will be indispensable for all who are interested in understanding eschatology and exploring new possibilities of eschatological meaning.” —Ted Jennings, professor of Biblical and Constructive Theology, Chicago Theological Seminary “The merchant says ‘I have no time,’ while the peasant says ‘I have no land.’ In business there is ‘no time to lose’ and tomorrow may be ‘too late,’ while the migrant dreams of a land without violence regardless of the time it takes to achieve it. Space is life, while time has no space. Westhelle’s book affirms space as the basic unit of life and rightly lifts up the spatial dimension of eschatology.’ —Pablo Richard, professor and researcher at the Departmento Ecumenico de Investigaciones, San Jose, Costa Rica “Westhelle’s spatialization of eschatological time redirects our gaze toward those suffering at the margins, toward those awaiting apocalyptic if not historically realized justice. This postcolonial subversion of temporal eschatology shocks the reader with uncanny and profound insights.” —Ted Peters, Graduate Theological Union and author of GOD—The World’s Future
10.1057/9781137108272 - Eschatology and Space, Vítor Westhelle
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Praise for Vítor Westhelle’s Eschatology and Space
The Lost Dimension in Theology Past and Present
VÍTOR WESTHELLE
10.1057/9781137108272 - Eschatology and Space, Vítor Westhelle
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Eschatology and Space
ESCHATOLOGY AND SPACE
Copyright © Vítor Westhelle, 2012. All rights reserved.
Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–0–230–11034–2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Westhelle, Vítor, 1952– Eschatology and space : the lost dimension in theology past and present / Vítor Westhelle. p. cm. ISBN 978–0–230–11034–2 1. Eschatology. 2. Space—Religious aspects—Christianity. 3. Philosophical theology. I. Title. BT821.3.W48 2012 236—dc23
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