{"product_id":"9781118551929","title":"Heaven on Earth? Theological Interpretation in Ecumenical Dialogue","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDirections in Modern Theology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHeaven on Earth?\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTheological Interpretation in Ecumenical Dialogue\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHans Boersma | Matthew Levering\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Christian Theology \/ Ethics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 June 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118551929\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e244\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379176206476,"sku":"9781118551929","price":32.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118551929_ffe9c5e1-6926-4f8c-84bd-eed33b0df2da.jpg?v=1780238292","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781118551929","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}