Apocalypse now?; reflections on faith in a time of terror.0754652602 Apocalypse apocalypse (əpŏk`əlĭps) [Gr.,=uncovering], genre represented in early Jewish and in Christian literature in which the secrets of the heavenly world or of the world to come are revealed by angelic mediation within a narrative now?; reflections on faith in a time of terror. Forrester, Duncan B. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2005 142 pages $99.95 Hardcover BT736 Forrester (U. of Edinburgh-New College) offers his personal reflections, rather than a systematic theological response, to the 9/11 attacks and the 2004 Christmas tsunami in the Indian Ocean Indian Ocean, third largest ocean, c.28,350,000 sq mi (73,427,000 sq km), extending from S Asia to Antarctica and from E Africa to SE Australia; it is c.4,000 mi (6,400 km) wide at the equator. It constitutes about 20% of the world's total ocean area. . From his perspective as a Christian theologian the·o·lo·gi·an n. One who is learned in theology. theologian Noun a person versed in the study of theology Noun 1. , he seeks to read the signs of the times by moving back and forth between two times of terror--today and the early centuries of Christianity. If the good news of Jesus Christ Jesus Christ: see Jesus. Jesus Christ 40 days after Resurrection, ascended into heaven. [N.T.: Acts 1:1–11] See : Ascension Jesus Christ kind to the poor, forgiving to the sinful. [N.T. emerged in that time of terror, and the darkness did not overcome that light, he asks whether that light continues to shine in the present darkness, and if so, how. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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