The Longing for the Beatific Vision

In this episode, Caleb is joined by Sam Parkison (PhD, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) associate professor of theological studies and director of the Abu Dhabi Extension Site at Gulf Theological Seminary in the United Arab Emirates to discuss his new book, To Gaze upon God: The Beatific Vision in Doctrine, Tradition, and Practice. Together they discuss things like: What is the beatific vision? What makes heaven, heaven? What does scripture say about this doctrine? How has this doctrine been understood across church history? What does this doctrine have to do with the Christian life, and more. 

Resources: 

1. To Gaze upon God: The Beatific Vision in Doctrine, Tradition, and Practice by Sam Parkison

2. Grounded in Heaven: Recentering Christian Hope and Life on God by Michael Allen

3. Seeing God: The Beatific Vision in Christian Tradition by Hans Boersma

4. Credo Mag Vol12, Issue 3, 2022: The Beatific Vision