An exemplary summary of the state of Catholic theology and what appears to be its future.
This historical treatment of Catholic theology looks not to the content of that theology but rather to the form in which that content is contained and how it is expressed. Faithful to Catholic teaching yet critical, discerning yet impartial, Nichols offers this introduction to dogmatic theology, with the firm belief that dogmatics are the center of theology, and that any theological discipline which cuts itself off from these heartlands does so at its own peril. For it is in dogmatics that theology is in touch with the heart of revelation, and only by virtue of the quality of its contact with that revelation is thinking Christian at all.
Though comprehensive and far-reaching, this work is not beyond the understanding of people just commencing a study of theology. It makes an excellent text for study groups.
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This is a sound introduction to the doing of Catholic theology designed for use by the theological student but entirely accessible to the general educated reader. ADRIS
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978-0-8146-1909-4 (9780814619094)
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Fr. Aidan Nichols, O.P., of Blackfriars, Cambridge, is a lecturer at Cambridge University. He was awarded the title Sacrae Theologiae Magister by the Dominican order in 2003. His many important works include The Shape of Catholic Theology: An Introduction to its Sources, Principles and History; Epiphany: A Theological Introduction to Catholicism; Lovely, like Jerusalem: The Fulfillment of the Old Testament in Christ and the Church; The Thought of Pope Benedict XVI: An Introduction to the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger; and, most recently, Lost in Wonder: Essays on Liturgy and the Arts.
Contents
Preface 7
Abbreviations 9
Part One: Introducing Theology
1 The Habit of Theology 13
2 The Task of Theology 27
Part Two: The Role of Philosophy in Theology
3 General Principles 41
4 The Existence and Concept of God 55
5 Theodicy and the Idea of Salvation 66
6 The Possibility and Historicity of Revelation 74
7 The Philosophical Principle of Order in Theology 91
Part Three: Scripture as a Source in Theology
8 The Authority of Scripture: Canonicity 99
9 The Authority of Scripture: Inspiration 110
10 The Authority of Scripture: Inerrancy 131
11 The Interpretation of Scripture: The Letter 141
12 The Interpretation of Scripture: The Spirit 154
Part Four: Tradition as a Source in Theology
13 The Nature of Tradition 165
14 The Liturgy and Christian Art 181
15 Fathers, Councils, and Creeds 200
16 The Sense of the Faithful 221
Part Five: Aids to Discernment in Theology
17 Experience 235
18 The Magisterium 248
Part Six: Plurality and Unity in Catholic Theology
19 Soundings in Theological History 263
20 The Theological Principle of Order 349
Appendix on Encyclopedias and Bibliographical Aids 357
Select Bibliographies 359
Index of Names 366
Index of Subjects 371
