Upward : Faith, Church, and the Ascension of Christ

Kelly, Anthony J.

Liturgical Press（2014/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 186 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780814682678
• DDC分類 232.97

Full Description

The ascension of Christ is usually taken for granted and often neglected.  Indeed, it represents that forgotten dimension of faith in its reach beyond the categories, concepts, and concerns of our mundane existence, even in the church. This book is written with the conviction that there are further riches to be discovered.  Christ's ascension indelibly marks the limitless horizon of Christian life. It reminds us that the mission of evangelization is unconfined, always moving beyond, upward, outward, in the vitality of the risen Christ who already occupies every dimension of time and space.  Properly understood, the ascension is a fundamental aspect of the catholicity of faith and enables it to breathe more deeply in its experience of "the boundless riches of Christ" (Eph 3:9).

Contents

Contents
Preface vii
1:  Jesus Ascends—and a World of Questions   1
2:  The Ascension and the New Testament: A Multidimensional Impact   19
3:  The Phenomenon of the Ascension: Recollecting the Experience   39
4:  The Body of the Ascended Christ and the Expanding Incarnation   62
5:  The Ascension and the Eucharist: Real Absence and Real Presence   92
6:  The Ascension: Out of Sight, and the Eyes of Faith   109
7:  Theology in the Light of the Ascension   131
8:  "Lift Up Your Hearts": Looking in the Right Direction   160
Selected Bibliography   170
Index   174