The Presence of Eternity History and Eschatology Rudolf Bultmann

The Presence of Eternity: History and Eschatology
Gifford Lectures 1955

The Presence of Eternity: History and Eschatology

The Gifford Lectures 1955
Rudolf Bultmann (1884-1976)

Harper and Brothers, New York, 1957
170 pages, 22 cm.

Also published in Great Britain by the Edinburgh University Press under the title History and Eschatology.

CONTENTS

Preface
1.   The Problem of History and Historicity
2.   The Understanding of History in the Era Before Christ
3.   The Understanding of History from the Standpoint of Eschatology
4.   The Problem of Eschatology (A)
5.   The Problem of Eschatology (B)
6.   Historicism and the Naturalization of History
7.   The Question of Man in History
8.   The Nature of History (A)
9.   The Nature of History (B)
10. Christian Faith and History
Indexes

The Presence of Eternity: History and Eschatology: Preface

The following chapters contain the Gifford Lecutres which I was invited to give at the University of Edinburgh from 7th February till 2nd March 1955.  The printed text corresponds closely in substance tot he lectures as they were delivered.  Only minor additions have been made and the number of references to literature increased.

I am conscious that there are many problems which should be discussed further than was possible for me within the framework of these lectures, and I must be content if my attempt to deal with them contributes to such further discussion.

I cannot let these lectures be published without saying how deeply grateful I am for the honour of being invited to give the Gifford Lectures and also for the great hospitality and the manifold and helpful kindness which I experienced during the weeks I spent in Edinburgh.

Rudolf Bultmann

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