Ian A. McFarland is Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Theology at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. He previously served as Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of many books, including From Nothing and The Word Made Flesh, both published by Westminster John Knox Press.

"In The Hope of Glory: A Theology of Redemption, Ian A. McFarland shows why Christianity offers a powerful alternative vision to the graveyards of human history. With a sustained focus on Christ, McFarland orients the Christian doctrine that addresses the "last things"—death, judgment, hell and heaven—to hope in divinity's plan to glorify creation. McFarland invites us into his theological laboratory as he queries how theology explores mystery with reasoned thinking and why suffering and evil have their end in God."—Christine Helmer, Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Humanities, Professor of German and Religious Studies, Northwestern University "Eschatologies by definition stretch our theological imaginations beyond what we can see. McFarland takes care to root his in the story of Jesus and the value of our earthly lives now. The result is an eschatology that refuses to duck difficult questions, avoids common pitfalls, and offers genuine hope for the renewal of all things."—Amy Plantinga Pauw, Henry P. Mobley Jr. Professor of Doctrinal Theology, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Ian A. McFarland is Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Theology at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. He previously served as Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of many books, including From Nothing and The Word Made Flesh, both published by Westminster John Knox Press.

"In The Hope of Glory: A Theology of Redemption, Ian A. McFarland shows why Christianity offers a powerful alternative vision to the graveyards of human history. With a sustained focus on Christ, McFarland orients the Christian doctrine that addresses the "last things"—death, judgment, hell and heaven—to hope in divinity's plan to glorify creation. McFarland invites us into his theological laboratory as he queries how theology explores mystery with reasoned thinking and why suffering and evil have their end in God."—Christine Helmer, Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Humanities, Professor of German and Religious Studies, Northwestern University "Eschatologies by definition stretch our theological imaginations beyond what we can see. McFarland takes care to root his in the story of Jesus and the value of our earthly lives now. The result is an eschatology that refuses to duck difficult questions, avoids common pitfalls, and offers genuine hope for the renewal of all things."—Amy Plantinga Pauw, Henry P. Mobley Jr. Professor of Doctrinal Theology, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Ian A. McFarland is Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Theology at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. He previously served as Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of many books, including From Nothing and The Word Made Flesh, both published by Westminster John Knox Press.

"In The Hope of Glory: A Theology of Redemption, Ian A. McFarland shows why Christianity offers a powerful alternative vision to the graveyards of human history. With a sustained focus on Christ, McFarland orients the Christian doctrine that addresses the "last things"—death, judgment, hell and heaven—to hope in divinity's plan to glorify creation. McFarland invites us into his theological laboratory as he queries how theology explores mystery with reasoned thinking and why suffering and evil have their end in God."—Christine Helmer, Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Humanities, Professor of German and Religious Studies, Northwestern University "Eschatologies by definition stretch our theological imaginations beyond what we can see. McFarland takes care to root his in the story of Jesus and the value of our earthly lives now. The result is an eschatology that refuses to duck difficult questions, avoids common pitfalls, and offers genuine hope for the renewal of all things."—Amy Plantinga Pauw, Henry P. Mobley Jr. Professor of Doctrinal Theology, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary