The end is now: Augustine on History and Eschatology
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | The end is now: Augustine on History and Eschatology | |
| Creator | van Oort, Johannes | |
| Description | This article dealt with the church father Augustine’s view on history and eschatology. After analysing the relevant material (especially his City of God and the correspondence with a certain Hesyschius) it was concluded that, firstly, Augustine was no historian in the usual sense of the word; secondly, his concept of historia sacra was the heuristic foundation for his idea of history; thirdly, the present is not to be described in the terms of historia sacra, which implies that he took great care when pointing out any instances of ‘God’s hand in history’; fourthly, the end times have already started, with the advent of Jesus Christ; fifthly, because of the uniqueness of Christ’s coming, it runs counter to any cyclical worldview; sixthly, identifying any exact moment of the end of times is humanly impossible and seventhly, there is no room for any ‘chiliastic’ expectation. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2012-05-04 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v68i1.1188 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 68, No 1 (2012); 7 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/1188/2335
https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/1188/2346
https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/1188/2336
https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/1188/2331
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