STS 613 Eschatology
Program : Baccalaureate in Theology Semester : S5 Credits : 3 Teacher : Rev. Fr. Sebastian Chalackal Aim The aim of the course is to lead the students into a theological awareness about the final goal of man and of the universe. Important Themes Discussed in the Course includes the definition, division and the sources of Eschatology. Important Aspects of the Old Testament and New Testament Eschatology, death. Particular Judgment. Prayers for the dead. Heaven. Hell. Parousia and the end of the World, the resurrection of the dead, the eschatological judgment and the new creation and eternal life. References Balthasar. H. U. von. Dare We Hope that All Men be Saved?. San Francisco. 1988. Congregation for the Doctrine of the…