Back to the Future: The Eschatological Vision of Advent

The cyclical nature of the church's timekeeping means that the sacred story begins anew at Advent, inviting the church to place the coming of the Christ child in a cosmic context in which even time is redefined by God's anticipated in-breaking into the world. Advent is the season of new be...

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1. VerfasserIn: O'Day, Gail R. 1954-2018 (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2008
In: Interpretation
Jahr: 2008, Band: 62, Heft: 4, Seiten: 357-370
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Zusammenfassung:The cyclical nature of the church's timekeeping means that the sacred story begins anew at Advent, inviting the church to place the coming of the Christ child in a cosmic context in which even time is redefined by God's anticipated in-breaking into the world. Advent is the season of new beginnings and new hopes in its anticipation of the dawning of God's new age.
ISSN:2159-340X
Enthält:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002096430806200402