Brings together students of Scripture, the history of Christianity, and various contemporary theologies so that readers can consider and debate the ways diverse and often conflicting eschatological narratives, images and beliefs might bear on the new millennium.

James J. Buckley received his doctorate from the Department of Religious Studies at Yale University. He has recently become Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola College, USA.
L. Gregory Jones is Dean of the Divinity School and Professor of Theology at Duke University, USA.