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ISBN 10: 0567082210

ISBN 13: 9780567082213

Author: Gerrit Scott Dawson

The book presents the Ascension as public truth, examining questions such as when did Jesus ascend – and how, where did he go, with what kind of body and into what kind of space? It discusses the nature of Jesus’ victory, how it has been challenged, how it has been understood at different times in history, and how it relates to his second coming. The author examines the relevance of the doctrine for personal spiritual life: our union with Christ, Jesus praying for us, worship, and our own prayers. He goes on to consider living in God’s kingdom, the tension between waiting for the kingdom and working for it now, suffering, humanisation, and the church and the world today. The book approaches the Ascension thematically, making it a useful teaching tool. Its themes arise from the categories in which the Church Fathers employed the doctrine. Gerrit Dawson shows the Ascension to be a vital key to understanding in a fresh way the person and work of Christ, union with Christ, the mission of the church in the world, Christian identity and spiritual theology. A unique feature of the book is the way Dawson combines a full presentation of Nicene trinitarian Christology with its application to the practicalities of Christian life today. Praise for Jesus Ascended: ‘Gerrit Dawson harkens back to an older vision of ministry, that of the pastor-theologian. This vision is remarkably illustrated in this beautifully written book that can properly lay claim to being practical theology…. Very highly recommended for both pastors and theologians who want to have a faith grounded in the continuing reality of the incarnation in the ascension of Jesus.’ Andrew Purves, Princeton Theological Seminary ‘This is a truly outstanding book for students, pastors and thinking Christians alike. I could not recommend it more enthusiastically!’ Alan Torrance, St Andrew’s University, UK ‘A yawning gulf often appears between the interests of preacher and scholar, of pastor and theologian. Serious attempts to bridge that gulf are too few. This book is one of them. It brings to life the voice of the Fathers on the subject of the ascension of Jesus, and calls the church back to the roots of its faith.’ Douglas Farrow, McGill University, Canada

Jesus Ascended The Meaning of Christ’s Continuing Incarnation 1st Table of contents:

PART I: Why Recover the Ascension?
Introduction
The Story
A Continuing Incarnation
How to Use This Book

1. The World Is Too Much With Us
A Letter to the Angel
As the Pastor Sees His Flock
Voices From a Comparable Age
A Current Study
The Antidote

PART II: Toward a Concise Theology of the Ascension
2. The Ascension as Public Truth
Public Truth
When Did Jesus Ascend?
How Did Jesus Go?
Where Did He Go?
What Kind of Body?
If Jesus is in Heaven, How Can He Be With Us?
What Kind of Space?
How Does the Ascension Cause Us to Regard Jesus Now?

3. The Triumph of Jesus
Jesus Glorified in Scripture
The Ascension as Enthronement
The Victor’s Procession in the Fathers
The Stronger Strong Man
The Glorious Entrance
Who Was Set Free?
Reason for Celebration

4. The Ascension and the Person of Christ
Urgent Challenges
Biblical and Patristic Texts Relating the Ascension to the Person of Jesus
Simultaneous Presence
The Ascension and the Pledge
The Glory Secured

5. Union with Christ: The Head and Firstfruits
Gregory of Nyssa and the Exaltation of Humanity
Our Ascended Head
Augustine and the Whole Christ
Firstfruits
Chrysostom and the Celebration of the Firstfruits

PART III: The Present Implications of Jesus Ascended
6. The Priesthood of Christ in the Power of the Holy Spirit
The High Priest in Israel
Jesus the High Priest
The Offering and the Intercession
Worship and the Priesthood of Christ
The Priesthood and Our Prayers

7. Citizens of a Far Country
Three Errors to Avoid
The Place of Tension
Citizens of Heaven
Yet Citizens of Earth
Augustine’s Vision

8. Spiritual Ascension
Deification or Humanization?
What Prevents Us?
The Quest to Ascend Spiritually
Renunciation
Clothing According to Our Station
Means of Grace: The Lord’s Supper
Whatever? No, What of It!
Summary

9. Models for Recovering the Ascension in the Life of the Church
Model One: Use of Core Research
Model Two: Teaching Series
Model Three: Thirty-Day Prayer Guides
Model Four: Christ in the Marketplace
Model Five: Retreat for Mission Planning

10. Three Concluding Images
Staying in the Ship and Staying the Course
Investing Against All Odds

Notes

Appendix: Prayer Guides
Morning Prayer I: Ascending into Heaven
Evening Prayer I: Ascending into Heaven
Morning Prayer II: Citizenship
Evening Prayer II: The Living Way of Hebrews

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