The New Heaven and New Earth: An Interdisciplinary Comparison Between Jürgen Moltmann, Karl Rahner, and Gregory Beale - Paperback

by Raymond R. Hausoul (Author), Gijsbert Van Den Brink (Foreword by)

There is a growing focus on the Christian confession of God's completed kingdom, the new heaven and the new earth. This theme has time and again seduced people into elaborate fantasies that stimulated the senses. How can we talk about it meaningfully? Raymond R. Hausoul relates systematic theology to biblical theology by comparing three theologians: the Catholic theologian Karl Rahner, the Protestant Jurgen Moltmann, and the Reformed Gregory Beale. This leads to reflections on differences between matter, space, and time of the new heaven and new earth and those of our present reality. The hope for renewal and resurrection is thus linked to the prophecies of the new Jerusalem, the tree of life, and the resurrection body.

Author Biography

Raymond R. Hausoul worked as an architectural engineer and studied theology at the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit (ETF), Leuven (Belgium), where he received his PhD in 2017. He is an affiliated researcher in Systematic Theology at the ETF. His research focuses mainly on the themes of the new heavens and the new earth and physical renewal.