Seeing God: The Beatific Vision in Christian Tradition - Couverture souple

Boersma, Hans

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0802880193 ISBN 13 : 9780802880192

Editeur : William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2022

Synopsis

Winner of the Christianity Today Book Award in Theology/Ethics (2019)

To see God is our heart's desire, our final purpose in life. But what does it mean to see God? And exactly how do we see God--with our physical eyes or with the mind's eye? In this informed study of the beatific vision, Hans Boersma focuses on "vision" as a living metaphor and shows how the vision of God is not just a future but a present reality.

Seeing God is both a historical theology and a dogmatic articulation of the beatific vision--of how the invisible God becomes visible to us. In examining what Christian thinkers throughout history have written about the beatific vision, Boersma explores how God trains us to see his character by transforming our eyes and minds, highlighting continuity from this world to the next. Christ-centered, sacramental, and ecumenical, Boersma's work presents life as a never-ending journey toward seeing the face of God in Christ both here and in the world to come.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Hans Boersma is the Saint Benedict Servants of Christ Chair in Ascetical Theology at Nashotah House Theological Seminary, Wisconsin. His other books include Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry and Scripture as Real Presence: Sacramental Exegesis in the Early Church.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0802880193
• ISBN 13: 9780802880192
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 487
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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