In this book called The Sophiology of Death: Essays on Eschatology you can findthe answer of these questions: What will be the final destiny of humanity? At God's final judgement, will all be saved, or only a few? How does Christian eschatology affect Christian political action in the here and now? And what is the destiny of each individual facing the prospect of earthly death? In these essays, Sergius Bulgakov brings the resources of scripture and tradition to bear on these vital questions, arguing for the magnificent final restoration of all creatures to union with God in a universal salvation worthy of the infinite scope of Christ's redemption. Combining practical theology with doctrinal questions, Bulgakov provides on the one hand insight into how Christians can strive to bring God's kingdom to earth in anticipation of the peace and justice of the heavenly Jerusalem. On the other, he offers profound theological reflections on the nature of human death and Christ's accompaniment of all humans in their dying, based on his own near-death experience. Although originating firmly within the Russian Orthodox tradition, Bulgakov's sensitive and incisive writing will shed new light for all on eschatology in all its facets: personal, political, and universal in Sophiology of Death.



Sergius Bulgakov (1871-1944), a luminary of twentieth-century theology, was a Russian Orthodox priest, public intellectual, and ecumenist. Roberto J. De La Noval teaches theology at the University of Notre Dame. In addition to translating Russian religious texts, he writes on theology and culture for journals of public thought.



Foreword by David Bentley Hart Translator's Preface and Bibliographic Information Acknowledgementsi Introduction 1 The Foundational Antinomy of the Christian Philosophy of History 2 On the Kingdom of God 3 The Soul of Socialism (Part II) 4 The Problem of "Conditional Immortality" 5 On the Question of the Apocatastasis of the Fallen Spirits (in Connection with the Teaching of Gregory of Nyssa) 6 Apocatastasis and Theodicy 7 The Redemption and Apocatastasis 8 Augustinianism and Predestination 9 The Sophiology of Death 10 "Even so, Come" 11 Homily on the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God 12 Concerning My Funeral Bibliography Index