
Telos
The Hope of Heaven Today
Invite Academic (Publisher)
Published on 13. December 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
366 pages
978-1-953495-39-6 (ISBN)
Description
A better definition of God's kingdom changes everything about how we live today - no matter what the future holds.
Welcome to a better way of looking at the end: as the culmination of God's grand story. Jesus' most important word in describing the end is the Greek word telos. Telos is the rhythm of human history; the presence of God; and the plot, purpose, and completion of the story. The end is the kingdom of God, and the kingdom is here and now.
Sweet and Wilson show how many of the political problems plaguing modern Christianity are rooted in bad theology. God's kingdom is the present reality of the presence of God that gives us hope for today and tomorrow.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
530 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-953495-39-6 (9781953495396)
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Leonard Sweet is a theo-semiotician, historical theologian, and preacher who grew up with two brothers under a preacher-mom (see "Mother Tongue"). Author of almost eighty books, hundreds of articles, and almost 2000 published sermons, his most recent publications include his lifelong semiotic study of the Jesus story, "Jesus Human" and "Designer Jesus," as well as an introductory textbook on theo-semiotics, "Decoding the Divine." His pastoral sensibilities are currently evident in "The Sound of Light" (with Lisa Samson) and upcoming "The Advent and Christmastide Adventure" book of meditations. His semiotic Len-Talks are posted on YouTube, and his Napkin Scribbles podcasts can be accessed on leonardsweet.com or Spotify.After a lifetime in academic administration as Dean, Provost, President, and Chancellor, Sweet now works with graduate students at four institutions: Drew University, where he has occupied the E. Stanley Jones Chair, George Fox University, Northwind Seminary, and Southeastern University. One of the most sought-after speakers in the religious world today, he and his family reside on Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands, where they operate a hospitality resort (or "advance center") called Sanctuary Seaside. His next book (with Chris Eriksen) is a theology of football called "Gridiron Gospel: Faith That Moves Chains."