The call to endless adventure: The dynamic unending ascent into God and virtual worlds

This article brings together the ideas of Epektasis, dynamic heavenly hierarchy, and adventure to discuss the nature of the expected heavenly new creation. Considering the idea of Epektasis as a never-ending upward striving into God understood through the work of Joseph Campbell, adventure is used a...

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Published in:Dialog
Main Author: Wise, Joshua (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2019]
In: Dialog
RelBib Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
NBQ Eschatology
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B adventure
B Theology
B Hierarchy
B Video Games
B virtual worlds
B Epektasis
B Eschatology
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Summary:This article brings together the ideas of Epektasis, dynamic heavenly hierarchy, and adventure to discuss the nature of the expected heavenly new creation. Considering the idea of Epektasis as a never-ending upward striving into God understood through the work of Joseph Campbell, adventure is used as a descriptive analogy for this process of delving more deeply into God as a community. Virtual worlds, especially video games, are presented as a contemporary metaphor for the invitation to adventure offered by a community's vision of joy and engagement with creation.
ISSN:1540-6385
Contains:Enthalten in: Dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/dial.12522