{"product_id":"9781514017906_the-telos-of-history","title":"The Telos of History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Telos of History\u003c\/i\u003e, Samuel G. Parkison draws on hermeneutics, church history, and philosophy to construct a dogmatic theology of eschatology that anchors the end of history in the person of Christ.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParkison argues that Christian eschatology can counter a modern secular understanding of history by demonstrating that history has a purposeful end--a telos--in Christ and his work in redemptive history. He keeps the focus on what most Christians throughout history have always held as central to an understanding of the end time, while engaging disputed issues such as the millennium and the rapture with scholarly care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat \u003ci\u003eThe Telos of History\u003c\/i\u003e offers: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstructs a positive, Protestant ecumenical eschatology grounded in what Christians have consistently affirmed throughout church history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemonstrates that eschatology is not peripheral but central to the Christian life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefends the amillennial position as both theologically coherent and historically affirmed in the early church\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents the beatific vision, seeing God face-to-face, as the ultimate hope of the eschaton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ideal textbook for courses in eschatology, historical theology, or hermeneutics, this book also helps readers see how much agreement lies beneath the many views Christians hold on the end times. The ultimate fulfillment of history is found not in disputed timelines or contested systems, but in Christ himself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samuel G Parkison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41313497940017,"sku":"9781514017906","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9781514017906.jpg?v=1793370995","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9781514017906_the-telos-of-history","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}