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This chapter elaborates four pillars of an “ecumenical eschatology”: (1) the second coming of Christ (vis-à-vis “going to” heaven); (2) resurrection of the body (vis-à-vis an exclusive emphasis on an immortal soul); (3) final judgment/justice that is historical and public (vis-à-vis one that is heavenly and private); and (4) new heaven and earth (vis-à-vis an exclusive emphasis on heaven). It contends for a creational understanding of this doctrine, which implies that eschatology, rather than being merely a theological afterthought, is a central and mobilizing theme.
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