He Ascended into Heaven

by Perry, Tim

• ISBN13: 9781557256317
• ISBN10: 1557256314
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-01
• Publisher: Paraclete Pr

Summary

To miss the meaning of the Ascension is to miss what God wants from us today "I hope yours"ll now join me alongside a group of baffled disciples squinting into the sky trying to make sense of what they have just experienced," begins Tim Perry in this first-of-its-kind book. Across time and space, Christians have confessed "He ascended into Heaven" in their creeds, these words that state how Jesus returned to the Father in this miraculous way. But what do they actually mean? Tim Perry offers a close reading of the Ascension moment and doctrine, reflecting on how the Ascension colors perceptions of who Jesus was and is, and challenged Christrs"s contemporary disciples. Far from an apologetic defense of the miracle, this innovative book challenges readers that to understand the truth of Christrs"s Ascending into heaven is to become a person who has prepared to do something remarkably similar. "Were the angel that spoke to the disciples on Ascension Day to come to one of our churches or faith communities, I can almost hear that angel shout into our endless, aimless busy-ness, "Stop! Look Up!" Why? Wers"ve lost our words. Unlike the disciples, we have lost the ability to believe in and be changed by the Ascension."

Author Biography

Tim Perry is a teacher and deacon in the Diocese of Rupert's Land (Anglican Church of Canada) and lives with his family in Steinbach, Manitoba. Aaron Perry is a minister of The Wesleyan Church and a pastor in Brockville, Ontario.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
The Ascension and Jesus
Looking up: Considering the Ascension of Jesus	p. 3
Looking Back: The Ascension and the Life of Jesus	p. 13
Looking At: The Ascension and the Death of Jesus	p. 27
Taken Up: The Ascension and the Absence of Jesus	p. 39
The Ascension and the Christian Life
Confession: The Ascension and the Powers	p. 57
Martyrdom: The End of Witness	p. 77
Sacraments: The Promise of Presence	p. 93
Benediction	p. 109
Appendix	p. 111
Notes	p. 119
Acknowledgments	p. 127
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