Seeing God : the beatific vision in Christian tradition / Hans Boersma.
Publication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company., c2018.Description: xx, 467 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780802876041 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9780802880192 (paperback : alk. paper)
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| BT846.2 Ol3 Hoping for heaven : | BT846.3.Sp9 Al1 2011 We shall see God : | BT846.3.Sp9 Al1 2011 c.2 We shall see God : | BT848 B45 2018 Seeing God : the beatific vision in Christian tradition / | BT872.D38 D28 1993 Risen indeed : | BT877 Sch5 2011 40 questions about the end times / | BT 885 B56 Jesus is coming |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
When we see God, are we looking with our physical eyes or with the mind's eye? Both, says Hans Boersma in this sacramental and historical treatment of the beatific vision. Focusing on "vision" as a living metaphor, Boersma shows how the vision of God is accessible already today. Seeing God is a historical study, but it also includes a dogmatic articulation of key characteristics that contribute to our understanding of the beatific vision. Theologians, philosophers, and literary authors have long maintained that the invisible God becomes visible to us. Boersma shows how God trains us to see his character by transforming our eyes and minds, highlighting continuity from this world to the next. Christ-centered, sacramental, and ecumenical in character, Seeing God presents life as a pilgrimage to see the face of God in the hereafter
