2006-10-07 16:33:24 · 7 answers · asked by fletchjones 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Eschatology (from the Greek ἔσχατος meaning "last" + -logy) is a part of theology and philosophy concerned with the final events in the history of the world or the ultimate destiny of human kind, commonly phrased as the end of the world.
In many religions, the end of the world is a future event prophesied in sacred texts or folklore. More broadly, eschatology may encompass related concepts such as the Messiah or Messianic Age, the afterlife, and the soul.
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2006-10-07 16:36:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
You might mean:
Ecclesiology
The study of the Church in all her dimensions, with emphasis on her nature, mission and structure. Scholars have pointed out that ecclesiology is essentially a synthesis of other branches of theology, since it is dependent on correct Trinitarian, Christological, patristic and even Mariological thought.
Valid ecclesiology begins with the Church’s self-understanding as revealed in apostolic writings, conciliar documents and the like. It acknowledges that God has revealed and continues to reveal His will for the definition and direction of the Church.
Among the essential elements of Catholic ecclesiology are the doctrines that the Church is the Body of Christ, the People of God, founded on the Apostle Peter and under the pastoral care and universal episcopate of his successors. The Church is one, holy, catholic and apostolic, and carries out Christ’s work for the redemption of mankind.
These basic teachings have been taught from the Apostolic Age and were reaffirmed vigorously in Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, issued at the Second Vatican Council. The same document admitted weakness within the Church. The Lord “came to call sinners.” Thus, the Church, “clasping sinners to her bosom, at once holy and always in need of purification, follows constantly the path of penance and renewal”
2006-10-07 16:37:19 · answer #2 · answered by Robert L 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Eschatology is the study of the rapture, the end of all time, the day of reckoning, or the second coming of Jesus Christ as promised It's also referred to sometimes, as The Judgment Day. or the end of the world.
2006-10-07 16:39:14 · answer #3 · answered by rosieC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eschatology is the study of the end times
2006-10-07 16:38:43 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eschatology is the study of the end times.
2006-10-07 16:37:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
By any chance do you mean epistemology?
a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge.
EDIT: Looks like I was way off.
2006-10-07 16:37:51 · answer #6 · answered by zatcsu 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschatology
2006-10-07 16:39:59 · answer #7 · answered by Evil Wordmonger, LTD LOL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋