ATC 2000 "I am the Alpha and the Omega" Jesus for a New Millennium

The papers contained in this book were presented to the Twentieth Atlantic Theological Conference, held in Fredericton, N.B., in June of 2000. The topic of the conference was Christian eschatology, and the conference had the title "I am the Alpha and the Omega" Jesus for a New Millennium. Papers were presented by the Rev'd Dale Petley, Dr. Mary Elizabeth Smith, the Rev'd Dr. Robert Crouse, and others.
        The essays in this volume present to church members of the present day a thought-provoking look at the questions and controversies pertaining to this important theological topic. As the Rev'd Dale Petley says, "One notes...the tension between what is already and what is not yet. For Christians the Christ has come...There is within the New Testament the proclamation of a victory that has already been, as well as an eschatological hope for a blessedness and ultimate victory yet to come. For Christian Apocalyptists the ultimate victory is the Kingdom of Heaven." (p. 19).