Abstract: Introduction – Old Testament Eschatology and the Rise of Apocalypticism – Apocalyptic Eschatology in the Ancient World – The Eschatology of the New Testament Church – Eschatology and the Quest for the Historical Jesus – Eschatology in the Early Church Fathers – Jewish Eschatology – Muslim Eschatology – Buddhist Eschatology – Hindu Eschatology – The End Is Nigh: Failed Prophecy, Apocalypticism, and the Rationalization of Violence in New Religious Eschatologies – Roman Catholic Theology – Eastern Orthodox Eschatology – Protestant Theology – Fundamentalist Theology – Pentecostal and Charismatic Theology – Process Eschatology – Liberation Theology: A Latitudinal Perspective – Eschatology in Christian Feminist Theologies – Church, Ecumenism, and Eschatology – Millennialism – Eschatology and Resurrection – Heaven – Hell – Purgatory – Universalism – Annihilationism – Death, Final Judgment, and the Meaning of Life – Modernity, History, and Eschatology – Eschatology and Politics – Eschatology and Theodicy – Human Nature, Personal Identity, and Eschatology – Ethics and Eschatology – Cosmology and Eschatology – Eschatology and Epistemology – Time, Eternity, and Eschatology – Near-Death Experiences – Eschatology in Fine Art – Eschatology in Pop Culture – Conclusion: Emerging Issues in Eschatology in the Twenty- First Century

Keywords: art, Buddhi, Catholic, charismatic, Christ, church, cosmology, culture, death, Easter, epistemology, eschatology, eternity, ethics, Father, Fathers, Heaven, Hell, Hinduism, Jesus, liberation theology, millennialism, Muslim, New Testament, Old Testament, Pentecost, resurrection, theodicy, theology, tradition, violence, Christian, prophecy, religious