The Fathers on the Future, by Michael Svigel

<p>Today, Roberta talks to Michael Svigel about his new book The Fathers on the Future: A 2nd-Century Eschatology for the 21st-Century Church, available from Hendrickson Academic publishers.</p><p>Many today with an interest in eschatology face a problem: They have forgotten the past. Incorporating the basic foundation and structure of the second-century premillennial, futurist eschatology of Irenaeus of Lyons and other church fathers, this book develops and defends their positions through a thorough exegetical, theological analysis. It makes a case for a contemporary Irenaean premillennial eschatology, arguing that it is a reliable framework for a biblically defensible, theologically balanced, and historically informed eschatology.</p><p>The Fathers on the Future begins with the belief that Irenaeus and other early church fathers represented a widespread and well-developed eschatology inherited from those who were close associates of the apostles. It then explores some of features of that early eschatology, clarifying obscure points, strengthening some elements, and correcting a few missteps. By looking back to Irenaeus and the eschatological emphases of his age, this book provides a new approach to eschatology today―new to contemporary readers but ancient in its original perspective.</p><p>Brought to you by Roberta Foster, KNEO Radio and the Sky High Podcast Network.</p>