081 | Eschatology Matters: An Intro to Views of the End Times and Why It Matters

About this episode

This episode explores the significance of eschatology and its impact on contemporary Christian beliefs and practices.

Eschatology (the study of last things) is an area of theology that is often considered highly controversial, debatable and divisive. However, what we believe about the End Times affects our times and the way we live today in significant ways, which are often overlooked. Many people can indeed be adamantly and even aggressively committed to their particular understanding of the unfolding of history and the consummation of all things. Some end-times zealots are even willing to call others heretics for differing with their particular view. On the other hand, a lot of Christians in the Evangelical church today consider eschatology an unimportant part of their doctrine, categorizing it as a secondary or tertiary issue. “We just need to all agree that Christ is coming back” can be a polite dismissive way of turning the topic to something else when it comes up. This can be driven by fear, ignorance or apathy. Some feel like it is a topic that they can never hope to understand (after all, if all of these PhDs can’t figure it out – how can a layperson hope to do so?). As a result, many Christians and churches today decide (either explicitly or implicitly) to avoid healthy debate and…

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Host: Thaddeus Maharaj

Topics covered

• eschatology
• end times
• theology
• Christian doctrine
• controversial beliefs
• Evangelical church

Keywords

• eschatology
• end times
• theology
• Christianity
• Evangelical
• doctrine
• beliefs
• controversy

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