Conclusion: Emerging Issues in Eschatology in the Twenty-First Century

Abstract The most widely influential Christian theological work on eschatology in the later part of the twentieth century was undoubtedly that of Jürgen Moltmann. All theological eschatology in the early twenty-first century must be in at least implicit dialogue with Moltmann, however much, with Miroslav Volf, himself a pupil of Moltmann, it may situate itself “after Moltmann.” The kind of eschatology that Moltmann develops in his rich and complex book, The Coming of God: Christian Eschatology can be grouped into seven: Christological eschatology, integrative eschatology, redemptive eschatology, processive eschatology, theocentric eschatology, contextual eschatology, and politically and pastorally responsible eschatology. This article discusses emerging issues in eschatology in the twenty-first century, Christian eschatology and the metanarratives of progress, the myth of progress in the twenty-first century, the challenge of postmodernism, and eschatology and the arts.