Description: Do ""eschatology"" and ""peace"" go together? Is
eschatology mostly about retribution and fear--or compassion and
hope? Compassionate Eschatology brings together a group of
international scholars representing a wide range of Christian
traditions to address these questions. Together they make the case
that Christianity's teaching about the ""end times"" should and can
center on Jesus's message of peace and reconciliation. Offering a
peace-oriented reading of the Book of Revelation and other biblical
materials relevant to Christian eschatology, this book breaks new
ground in its consistent message that compassion not retribution
stands at the heart of the doctrine of the last things. Besides its
creative treatment of biblical materials, Compassionate Eschatology
also makes a distinctive contribution in how several essays engage
the thought of Rene Girard and his mimetic theory. Girard's project
is shown to reinforce the biblical message of eschatological peace.
Endorsements: Compassionate Eschatology is an extraordinary book
that reveals the biblical teaching of the non-violent,
peace-filled, non-judgmental, and ecological end of the world.
Influenced by the thought of Rene Girard, the authors chorus: in
the midst of the dragon and beasts, the lamb of God will prevail
over their vicious power of exploitation, disruption, vengeance,
violence, and destruction with the incesstant love of God. This
eschatology does not deny all human efforts in history, but
fulfills them with God's grace and compassion. Reading this book
uplifts me to face today's challenges with tomorrow's strength.
This hope-filled book is a must read for all pastors and lay
people. -Andrew Sung Park Professor of Theology and Ethics United
Theological Seminary, Dayton OH ""A fascinating, stimulating
collection from a diverse group of scholars, filled with exciting
insights. Compassionate Eschatology interweaves close readings of
the Bible-with Revelation as its central text-theology and current
events to shed light on the 'times of the end.' The authors reveal,
each from their own angle of vision, how God's ultimate purpose is
not destructive vengeance, but the healing into harmony of all
creation."" -Wes Howard-Brook author of ""Come Out, My People ""
God's Call Out of Empire in the Bible and Beyond About the
Contributor(s): Ted Grimsrud is Professor of Theology and Peace
Studies at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
His most recent books include A Pacifist Way of Knowing (co-editor,
2010), Theology as If Jesus Matters (2009), and Embodying the Way
of Jesus (2007). Michael Hardin is Executive Director of Preaching
Peace, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He is author of The Jesus Driven
Life (2010), and co-editor of Peace Be With You (2010) and Stricken
by God? (2007).
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