The main trends in Christianity Nurqobilov Shahzod

The main trends in Christianity

Nurqobilov Shahzod

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Abstract

This article intends to make a scholarly contribution by mapping the main develop-ments in the field of eschatology. Such an attempt could deepen reflection in a mul-tidisciplinary conversation with, for example, Missiology. Exciting and constructive shifts have taken place in eschatology, and five such trends are briefly highlighted. Eschatology is not a mere appendix to the Christian vision, but belongs to its very na-ture, and requires careful hermeneutical exploration and articulation. The recent ap-preciation of marginalised voices have wrought exciting new sensibilities and should be cautiously heeded. Attempts are underway to expand the notion of a singular final telos, based on a broadened notion of the divine. Finally, the performative effects of eschatological discourse, especially the political, should be explicitly accounted for. The article concludes with seven guidelines that identify scholarly gains and areas for special future attention.Keywords: Alterity, Eschatology, Hermeneutics, Hope, Politics

Five major trends

Prioritising a hermeneutical approach

Considering multiple religious ends and the potential of the God symbol

Radicalising future orientation

Engaging alterity

Facing the political