Eschatology: Death and Eternal Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813215167)

Originally published in English in 1988, Joseph Ratzinger's Eschatology remains internationally recognized as a leading text on the "last things"-heaven and hell, purgatory and judgment, death and the immortality of the soul. This highly anticipated second edition includes a new preface by Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI and a supplement to the bibliography by theologian Peter A. Casarella. Eschatology presents a balanced perspective of the doctrine at the center of Christian belief-the Church's faith in eternal life. Recognizing the task of contemporary eschatology as "to marry perspectives, so that person and community, present and future, are seen in their unity," Joseph Ratzinger brings together recent emphasis on the theology of hope for the future with the more traditional elements of the doctrine. His book has proven to be as timeless as it is timely.

Author: Joseph Ratzinger
ISBN-10: 0813215161
ISBN-13: 9780813215167
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2007
Pages: 307
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.52h x 4.78w x 0.94d