Father Gerald O'Collins SJ, born in Melbourne Australia, taught theology for 33 years at the Gregorian University in Rome. He has published hundreds of articles and 56 books, including major works on Christology and the Resurrection. He is at present an adjunct professor at the Australian Catholic University, based in Melbourne. His latest book, published early this year, is Believing in the Resurrection: The Meaning and Promise of the Risen Jesus . Here are some quotes:
Christians claim that the crucified Jesus had been raised from the dead and remains powerfully present in our world – a claim that deserves serious attention from any thoughtful person. If we accept this claim as true, it should radically change the way we live our lives as well as the hopes that we entertain for ourselves and for our world. We are not destined at death to lose consciousness forever and return our bodies to the pool of cosmic matter. The resurrection promises us a glorious personal future beyond this life, a future that, in “a new heaven and a new earth” (Rev. 21:1), will bring a radical transformation not only for our bodily existence but also for our material world. (Preface v)
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For New Testament Christians, the resurrection of Jesus is inextricably linked to a new creation that touches the entire universe. This resurrection is nothing less than a (new) creative activity of God that initiates the end of all things (Rev 21-22). (p. 101)
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