BIBFRAME Work

Title

To gaze upon God

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Parkison, Samuel G. (author )

Subject

• God (Christianity)--Knowableness--History of doctrines (LCSH)
• Beatific vision (LCSH)
• RELIGION / Christian Theology / History (BISACSH)
• RELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox (BISACSH)

Language

• English

Classification

• REL067080
• DDC: 231.7/4 (Assigner: dlc)
• LCC: BT98 .P36 2024 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
• REL049000

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography
• index

Summary

• "Today, the doctrine of the beatific vision has been woefully forgotten within the church and its theology.Yet, throughout history Christians have always held that the blessed hope of heaven lies in seeing and being in the presence of God, of beholding the beatific vision. With lucidity and breadth, Parkison reintroduces the beatific vision and affirms its centrality for the life of the church today. Parkison argues for the beatific vision's biblical foundations and reminds us-through close readings of theologians such as Anselm of Canterbury, Thomas Aquinas, Dante, Gregory Palamas, John Calvin, and Jonathan Edwards-of the doctrine's historical and contemporary significance. The beatific vision is about seeing God, and as Christians have acknowledged across the tradition, seeing God is our ultimate end"-- Provided by publisher.
• "In this volume Samuel Parkison explores the significance of the doctrine of the beatific vision for the life of the church. Engaging in close readings of biblical texts and ancient, medieval, early modern, and modern theologians, Parkison shows that the beatific vision - that ultimate hope of seeing and being in the presence of God - is a central Christian conviction shared across the history of the church. Parkison not only invites readers into the wide-ranging developments of the doctrine, but shows us the implications of the Beatific Vision for how the church envisions itself today"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: What is the Beatific Vision? -- Why a Book on the Beatific Vision? -- Theological Foundations: Divine Blessedness -- Setting the Metaphysical Stag -- Participating in God -- 2. Biblical Foundations for the Beatific Vision -- Old Testament Developments -- Old Testament Theophanies -- Exodus 33-34 -- Old Testament Eschatological Promises of the Beatific Vision -- Isaiah 24-27 -- New Testament Developments -- 1 John 3:2 -- 1 Corinthians 13:12 -- 2 Peter 1:16-21 -- Revelation 22:3-5 -- Conclusion -- 3. A Cloud of Witnesses Pt. 1: Pre-Reformation Historical Witness -- Introduction -- Gregory of Nyssa -- Augustine -- Anselm of Canterbury -- Thomas Aquinas -- Dante Alighieri -- Gregory Palamas -- Conclusion -- 4. A Cloud of Witnesses Pt. 2: Reformation and Post-Reformation Historical Witness -- Introduction -- John Calvin -- Johann Gerhard -- Francis Turretin -- John Owen -- Jonathan Edwards -- Conclusion -- 5. Retrieval for Reformed-Evangelicals -- Introduction -- What Went Wrong? -- Contemporary Debate -- The Way Forward: Inseparable Operations -- Protestant-Reformed Contribution: Some Positive Proposals -- Getting Justification Right -- "Superadded" Gift or "Concreated" Gift? -- Ocular or Intellectual Vision? -- Does the Beatific Vision Cause Deification (or Vice Versa)? -- Christ's Experience of the Beatific Vision -- Synthesis and Definition -- 6. The Beatific Vision and the Christian Life -- Introduction -- Prayer -- Corporate Worship -- The ministry of the Word -- The ministry of the Sacraments -- Missions -- Sin and Sanctification -- Suffering -- Friendship -- Conclusion -- Postscript The Beatific Vision and Global Christianity -- Bibliography.

Authorized Access Point

Parkison, Samuel G. To gaze upon God

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• Date: 2026-09-11T22:23:50.187304+00:00
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