{"product_id":"seeing-god-the-beatific-vision-in-christian-tradition-9780802880192","title":"Seeing God: The Beatific Vision in Christian Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the \u003c\/i\u003eChristianity Today \u003ci\u003eBook Award in Theology\/Ethics (2019)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo see God is our heart's desire, our final purpose in life. But what does it \u003ci\u003emean\u003c\/i\u003e to see God? And exactly \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e do we see God--with our physical eyes or with the mind's eye? In this informed study of the beatific vision, Hans Boersma focuses on \"vision\" as a living metaphor and shows how the vision of God is not just a future but a present reality.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeeing God \u003c\/i\u003eis both a historical theology and a dogmatic articulation of the beatific vision--of how the invisible God becomes visible to us. In examining what Christian thinkers throughout history have written about the beatific vision, Boersma explores how God trains us to see his character by transforming our eyes and minds, highlighting continuity from this world to the next. Christ-centered, sacramental, and ecumenical, Boersma's work presents life as a never-ending journey toward seeing the face of God in Christ both here and in the world to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHans Boersma\u003c\/b\u003e is the Saint Benedict Servants of Christ Chair in Ascetical Theology at Nashotah House Theological Seminary, Wisconsin. His other books include \u003ci\u003eHeavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eScripture as Real Presence: Sacramental Exegesis in the Early Church.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50483592724754,"sku":"9780802880192","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4692bbc2-9f63-4640-aae9-85591fb65e73.jpg?v=1730363940","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/seeing-god-the-beatific-vision-in-christian-tradition-9780802880192","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}