{"product_id":"heaven-on-earth-isbn-9781118551929","title":"Heaven on Earth?","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection assembles essays by eleven leading Catholic and evangelical theologians in an ecumenical discussion of the benefits – and potential drawbacks – of today’s burgeoning corpus of theological interpretation. The authors explore the critical relationship between the earthly world and its heavenly counterpart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGround-breaking volume of ecumenical debate featuring Catholic and evangelical theologians\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the core theological issue of how the material and spiritual worlds interrelate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a diversity of analytical approaches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses an urgent need to distinguish the positive and problematic aspects of today’s rapidly growing corpus of theological interpretation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Spiritual Interpretation and Realigned Temporality 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHANS BOERSMA and MATTHEW LEVERING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I—Reading the Fathers 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 “In Many and Various Ways”: Towards A Theology of Theological Exegesis 13\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBRIAN E. DALEY, SJ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 “There’s Fire in That Rain”: On Reading the Letter and Reading Allegorically 33\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLEWIS AYRES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Origen against History? Reconsidering the Critique of Allegory 53\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePETER W. MARTENS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 “This Is the Day Which the Lord Has Made”: Scripture, Manumission, and the Heavenly Future in Saint Gregory of Nyssa 75\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHANS BOERSMA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II—Reading Scripture 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Imperial Lover: The Unveiling of Jesus Christ in Revelation 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePETER J. LEITHART\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Translation and Transcendence: The Fragile Future of Spiritual Interpretation 109\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAVID LYLE JEFFREY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Readings on the Rock: Typological Exegesis in Contemporary Scholarship 129\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMATTHEW LEVERING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III—Reading in Contemporary Context 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Self-Critique of the Historical-Critical Method: Cardinal Ratzinger’s Erasmus Lecture 157\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMICHAEL MARIA WALDSTEIN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Profi ling Christ: The Psalms of Abandonment 173\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFRANCESCA A. MURPHY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Reading the Book of the Church: Bonhoeffer’s Christological Hermeneutics 189\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJENS ZIMMERMANN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 “Ascending the Mountain, Singing the Rock: Biblical Interpretation Earthed, Typed, and Transfigured” 207\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKEVIN J. VANHOOZER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 231\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHans Boersma\u003c\/b\u003e holds the J. I. Packer Chair in Theology at Regent College, Canada, and is co-director (with Matthew Levering) of the Center for Catholic-Evangelical Dialogue. As well as this volume and a forthcoming publication on Gregory of Nyssa, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eHeavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eNouvelle Théologie\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Sacramental Ontology: A Return to Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), and \u003ci\u003eViolence, Hospitality, and the Cross: Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e (2004). Prof Boersma is a member of the Langley Immanuel Christian Reformed Church.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Levering\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Theology at the University of Dayton, USA, where he is also director of the Center for Scriptural Exegesis, Philosophy, and Doctrine. Co-editor since 2003 of the theological journal \u003ci\u003eNova et Vetera\u003c\/i\u003e, he has also recently joined the editorial team of the \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Systematic Theology\u003c\/i\u003e. Prof Levering has served as Chair of the Board of the Academy of Catholic Theology since 2007 and co-directs the Center for Catholic-Evangelical dialogue alongside Prof Boersma. His numerous books and publications include most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Feminine Genius of Catholic Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), \u003ci\u003eJesus and the Demise of Death\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), and \u003ci\u003ePredestination\u003c\/i\u003e (2011). Forthcoming publications include volumes on St. Paul and Thomas Aquinas and on the theology of Augustine.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis ecumenical collection brings together eleven leading Catholic and evangelical theologians in a discussion of the benefits – and potential drawbacks – of today’s burgeoning corpus of theological interpretation. The authors address the question of whether this rapid growth of commentary and analysis deepens the Christian community’s understanding of scriptural history or threatens to distance us from that history and to produce an ahistorical faith. Much rests on how historical reading of Scripture can hope to enter into Scripture’s own understanding of history as providentially governed and as already participating, despite appearances, in Christ’s eschatological victory. The essays provide diverse theological and exegetical perspectives on the relationship between earthly time and its heavenly source and goal, between this-worldly narratives and spiritual realities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe varied backgrounds of the authors, and their differing areas of expertise, make this collection a truly wide-ranging theological debate about the kinds of scriptural exegesis that Christians today ought to be pursuing. The retrieval of patristic voices is here shown to be a notable dimension not only of Catholic theology but also of evangelical theology. Yet important differences remain regarding how far spiritual interpretation can proceed without losing touch with Scripture’s original contexts and purposes. Covering topics that range from contemporary typological exegesis to the Christological hermeneutics of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the anthology expresses a shared concern to identify the work of God in the fabric of the temporal world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989354528997,"sku":"NP9781118551929","price":36.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118551929.jpg?v=1761783788","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/heaven-on-earth-isbn-9781118551929","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}