This collection assembles essays by eleven leading Catholic and evangelical theologians in an ecumenical discussion of the benefits - and potential drawbacks - of today's burgeoning corpus of theological interpretation. The authors explore the critical relationship between the earthly world and its heavenly counterpart. Ground-breaking volume of ecumenical debate featuring Catholic and evangelical theologiansExplores the core theological issue of how the material and spiritual worlds interrelateFeatures a diversity of analytical approachesAddresses an u