Tradition and apocalypse : an essay on the future of Christian belief / David Bentley Hart.
2022
BT90 .H345 2022
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Title
Tradition and apocalypse : an essay on the future of Christian belief / David Bentley Hart.
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ISBN
9780801039386 hardcover
080103938X hardcover
9781493434770 electronic book
9781493434787 electronic book
080103938X hardcover
9781493434770 electronic book
9781493434787 electronic book
Published
Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2022]
Language
English
Description
x, 192 pages ; 21 cm
Call Number
BT90 .H345 2022
Summary
In the two thousand years that have elapsed since the time of Christ, Christians have been as much divided by their faith as united, as much at odds as in communion. And the contents of Christian confession have developed with astonishing energy. How can believers claim a faith that has been passed down through the ages while recognizing the real historical contingencies that have shaped both their doctrines and their divisions? In this carefully argued essay, David Bentley Hart critiques the concept of "tradition" that has become dominant in Christian thought as fundamentally incoherent. He puts forth a convincing new explanation of Christian tradition, one that is obedient to the nature of Christianity not only as a "revealed" creed embodied in historical events but as the "apocalyptic" revelation of a history that is largely identical with the eternal truth it supposedly discloses. Hart shows that Christian tradition is sustained not simply by its preservation of the past, but more essentially by its anticipation of the future. He offers a compelling portrayal of a living tradition held together by apocalyptic expectation--the promised transformation of all things in God. --Back cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Tradition and traditionalism
Tradition and causality
Tradition and development
Tradition and history
Tradition and doctrine
Tradition and apocalypse
Tradition as apocalypse.
Tradition and causality
Tradition and development
Tradition and history
Tradition and doctrine
Tradition and apocalypse
Tradition as apocalypse.
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BT90 .H345 2022
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SYS901 Creeds and Confessions by Biermann (Spring 2026)