Ascension theology

by Farrow, Douglas

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Full title :Ascension theology / Douglas Farrow.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):T & T Clark
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2011.

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"A Continuum imprint."

The Physical Object

Description:xiv, 177 pages : : illustrations (some color) ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780567353573, 0567353575, 9780567144058, 0567144054
oclc:ocn496962160
LC Classification:BT500
Dewey Decimal:232.97

The Upward Call – In which the Ascension is Located in its Biblical Context, Allowing Us to See How it Forms the Natural Outcome of the Story of Jesus -- Re-imaginings – In which is Traced the Rewriting of the Ascension Story as a Movement of the Mind, a View Pioneered by the Early Alexandrians and Newly Developed in the Enlightenment --Raising the Stakes – In which an Alternative with Stronger Roots in Scripture, Reckoning with the Implications of Ascension in the Flesh, is Discovered in St Irenaeus and Supported from the Later Tradition -- A Question of Identity – In which is Clarified the Fundamental Issue at Stake in the Doctrine of the Ascension, Viz., the Identity of the Risen Christ and Hence also the Identity of the Church -- Presence in Absence – In Which the Rite that Sustains the Church During the Absence of Christ is Considered, with Reference to the Problem of the Real Presence -- The Politics of the Eucharist – In Which the Church’s Eucharistic Relation to the World is Explored in Connection with the Mystery of Lawlessness that Shadows the Heavenly Session of Christ -- Ascension and Atonement – In which is Discussed the Cleansing of Heavenly Things and the Glorificat…

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