To the editors of this book, today's world is "postmodern." They see a fragmented world. It seems to have become implausible to find a common point of view, a unity in purpose or truth. Postmodernity challenges Christian faith because it appears to go against the very grain of a sense of tradition, communion, and commitment. On the eve of his election pope Benedict XVI warned against the "dictatorship of relativism." Will it still be possible to find genuine Christian ways to live in postmodern times? This collection of essays by a group of Dutch theologians will stimulate the imagination...
To the editors of this book, today's world is "postmodern." They see a fragmented world. It seems to have become implausible to find a common point...
What are contemporary theology's challenges? What are its fruitful approaches? Who are its promising contributors? The contributions to this collection of essays try to find answers to these questions by making references to the Dutch Dominican scholar Edward Schillebeeckx, using his theology as a starting point for an up-to-date investigation and discussion. The theological work of Edward Schillebeeckx marks the transition from a pre-modern to a modern approach to Christian faith, Church, and theology. Already more than two generations of theologians have been trained in dialogue with his...
What are contemporary theology's challenges? What are its fruitful approaches? Who are its promising contributors? The contributions to this collectio...
What role does, could or should theology play in current discussions about our political realities? Is there a place for theological worldviews in the public conversation about policy making? Should theology critically unmask the underlying theological and metaphysical sources of contemporary politics?
The contributors to this volume reflect on new questions in public and political theology, inspired by the theology of Edward Schillebeeckx. They discuss a variety of theological traditions and theories that could offer substantial contributions to current political challenges, and...
What role does, could or should theology play in current discussions about our political realities? Is there a place for theological worldviews in the...
What is the role of the church in our radically secular and pluralistic world, wherein science and technology set the trajectory of 'progression', yet which the prevalence of suffering constantly undermines progress? Anthony S. Lee examines the multiple shifts in Schillebeeckx' theology and argues that his thinking can be divided into three periods. The period of Schillebeeckx' first major work ranges from that of Vatican II, and concerns his engagement with hermeneutics and critical theory. From his early existential-phenomenological retrieval of Thomas Aquinas' theology of the...
What is the role of the church in our radically secular and pluralistic world, wherein science and technology set the trajectory of 'progression', ...
Conversion is an important characteristic of religious renewal, and of the dialogue between churches and religious believers. In the Roman Catholic Church, conversion has played a significant role in ecumenical dialogue recently. It has become a challenge for the Church as a whole, instead of a call to individual believers alone. The contributors of this volume explore the different aspects of conversion in the history of theology, in the developments during and after the Second Vatican Council, in the Ignatian tradition, and in several ecclesial groups that have explored the opportunities of...
Conversion is an important characteristic of religious renewal, and of the dialogue between churches and religious believers. In the Roman Catholic Ch...
This volume, written by leading thinkers in the field of Edward Schillebeeckx and modern theology, offers the first overview of all the historical, philosophical, political and theological aspects of his work.
Edward Schillebeeckx was one of the most influential Catholic theologians of the 20th century. His thought was deeply rooted in Thomist metaphysics, which he brought into dialogue with the existential phenomenology of his time. Together with his contemporaries, Yves Congar, Karl Rahner and Marie-Dominique Chenu, Schillebeeckx played a key role in the preparations for the...
This volume, written by leading thinkers in the field of Edward Schillebeeckx and modern theology, offers the first overview of all the historical,...
