In the End-The Beginning: The Life of Hope (Paperback)

by Jurgen Moltmann (Author), Margaret Kohl (Translator) "'There is a magic in every beginning', wrote Hermann Hesse..." (more)
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"In my end is my beginning," wrote T. S. Eliot, and Jürgen Moltmann's new book is a powerful testament to personal hope in chaotic, even catastrophic times.

As Moltmann's award-winning volume The Coming of God laid out the systematic framework of eschatology (the doctrine of the 'last things'), so here he explores the personal meaning of that fundamental affirmation for Christians. Debunking the classic images of Christian apocalyptic scenarios, the final struggle between God and Satan, Christ and the Antichrist—Armageddon—Moltmann instead shows that Christian expectation of the future has nothing to do with these but everything to do with new beginnings and a horizon of hope. Three parts explore three particular beginnings: birth (childhood and youth), rebirth (failures and defeats), and resurrection (death, judgment, afterlife).

This brief volume promises to be one of Moltmann’s most personal and compelling books.

About the Author
Jürgen Moltmann is Professor of Theology Emeritus at the University of Tübingen, Germany. Among his many important and award-winning works are The Coming of God (1996)—2000 Grawemeyer Award winner, The Source of Life (1997), God for a Secular Society (1998), and Experiences in Theology (2000), all published by Fortress Press.

Margaret Kohl, who lives near Munich, has translated works by Ernst Käsemann, Wolfhart Pannenberg, Jürgen Moltmann, Klaus Koch, Willi Marxsen, and others, in addition to two other books by Hans Walter Wolff.

Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers; 1st Fortress Press Ed edition (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800636562
• ISBN-13: 978-0800636562
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #358,628 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reading and Inspirational, September 30, 2007

By	Michael D. Moses (Chatfield, MN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have read several of Moltmann's books and have found all of them to be inspirational, ones that should be read by any clergy or person interested in theology. This one is no exception. Moltmann again writes in an easy to understand style, one that is based on personal background and from the heart and mind. His viewpoints on making sense out of the happenings in today's world as part of God's plan, not necessarily man's, gives one hope and preparation for that new beginning. His writings have been the basis and support of many sermons I have written and will continue to help me understand our relationship, not only with the Trinity, but also with man. Moltmann is able to take historical perspective in relation to the writings in the Bible and other religious works and make it come alive. He is one of my most favorite theological writers and will continue to be in the forseeable future. A definite read for all serious students of religion.