eschatology background

eschatology

/ɛskəˈtɒlədʒi/

Illustration eschatology - Image 1

noun

末世论，终末论

System of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.

Examples :

"The student's research paper on different religious views of death and the afterlife fell squarely into the field of eschatology. "

这位学生关于不同宗教生死观和来世观的研究论文，完全属于末世论的范畴。

religion theology philosophy doctrine soul future

Illustration eschatology - Image 1

noun

末世论，终末论。

The study of the end times — the end of the world, notably in Christian and Islamic theology, the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse or the Last Judgment.

Examples :

"The professor's lectures on eschatology covered different religious beliefs about what happens after death and the end of the world. "

这位教授关于末世论的讲座涵盖了不同宗教对于死亡之后以及世界末日的各种信仰。

theology religion philosophy future doctrine