Ascension and Ecclesia
On the Significance of the Doctrine of the Ascension for Ecclesiology and Christian Cosmology
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Recent theology offers few attempts to come to grips with the meaning and implications of the ascension of Jesus.
Professor Farrow makes his approach through the scriptures, the Eucharistic liturgy, the fathers and the reformers, before tracing his subject into modern times. He not only demonstrates that the doctrine of the ascension has played a much larger role in the history of Christian and western thought than is generally realized, but tackles many of the difficult questions others have been content to ignore.
Douglas Farrow
Douglas Farrow (PhD, King's College London) is professor of theology and Christian thought at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He has lectured widely in North America and Europe and is the author of several books, including Theological Negotiations: Proposals in Soteriology and Anthropology, Ascension and Ecclesia, Ascension Theology, and Desiring a Better Country: Forays in Political Theology.
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