The SPCK Introduction to Karl Rahner
Will be published approx. on 19. April 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-281-05842-6 (ISBN)
Description
Karl Rahner, a German Jesuit, was probably the most prominent and influential Catholic theologian of the twentieth century.
In the 1950s, he was on the margins, his orthodoxy questioned and his work censored. Yet a decade later he was a key theological adviser at the Second Vatican Council and, in almost all accounts but his own, one of the shaping influences upon it. Heavily influenced by Aquinas, his work sought to reconcile Christian faith with contemporary thought and the revelation of God in human experience.
Here, Karen Kilby makes Rahner's often dense and difficult thinking accessible to a wide audience. She sketches a few of the central themes of Rahner's thought and gives the reader both a feeling for the way he approaches problems and some sense of the breadth of his work.
This revised and expanded edition is an ideal introduction to Rahner for students and the general reader.
In the 1950s, he was on the margins, his orthodoxy questioned and his work censored. Yet a decade later he was a key theological adviser at the Second Vatican Council and, in almost all accounts but his own, one of the shaping influences upon it. Heavily influenced by Aquinas, his work sought to reconcile Christian faith with contemporary thought and the revelation of God in human experience.
Here, Karen Kilby makes Rahner's often dense and difficult thinking accessible to a wide audience. She sketches a few of the central themes of Rahner's thought and gives the reader both a feeling for the way he approaches problems and some sense of the breadth of his work.
This revised and expanded edition is an ideal introduction to Rahner for students and the general reader.
Reviews / Votes
Lucid, perceptive, thickly textured, theologically rich, and refreshingly concise - Kilby's presentation of Rahner's theology is a must for students of Rahner, be they first year seminarians or senior theologians. I have taught her book for years and I still learn something new from it every time I return - it's brilliant reading.' * Serene Jones, Yale Divinity School * This is an excellent book, very useful for students and one of the clearest introductions to Rahner.' * John McDade, Principal of Heythrop College, London * Karen Kilby's book will be invaluable to teachers and students because of its lucid, learned, and penetrating understanding of one of the most important theologians of the twentieth century. It is the best single slim volume on Rahner that I know.' * Gavin D'Costa, University of Bristol *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
170 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-281-05842-6 (9780281058426)
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Dr Karen Kilby is Special Lecturer in Theology at the University of Nottingham. She is the author of Karl Rahner: Theology and Philosophy (Routledge, 2004) and has contributed articles on Rahner to Blackwell's Companion to Modern Theology, the Oxford Companion to Christian Thought and The Modern Theologians.