Eschatology and politics: the last things we want to talk about?
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In this paper from Jubilee Centre, author Geoffrey Penn aregues that Christians fail to do justice to ‘politics’ when they seek to withdraw from the political arena or to use political power to dominate society. Similarly, Christians misunderstand ‘eschatology’ when they obsessively focus on debates about end-times chronology and when they effectively ignore it altogether. In each case, the purpose of biblical eschatology – critique, hope and a re-ordering of everyday priorities and relationships – and hence the political implications of God’s coming and present kingdom, are neglected. A broader understanding of politics and eschatology contends that everything we do is significant in the sight of God and in the light of the future.
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Copyright: Geoffrey Penn / Jubilee Centre
Date: 2010
Format: Website
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