Constructed around the themes that represent Church practice and belief, with each theme containing a historical component. Perfect for a semester or year-long study.
Explores the doctrine at the very centre of Christianity: that Christianity is based on the word of God as given to the Church. Dulles then derives five models of the character of this theme of revelation: as doctrine; as history; as inner experience; as dialectical presence; and as new awareness.
Most conversion books contain multiple stories. One Shepherd, One Flock contains one, and it's like no other. The first part is taken from the diary Oliver Barres kept before becoming Catholic. You travel with him from disagreement to assent--no other conversion story can match this. The second part defends the Catholic beliefs Barres once found ...
Avery Dulles, well-known for several previous works in ecclesiology, including Models of the Church, here surveys a theme that demands new treatment in the present global and ecumenical context. He deals with questions that are vital for the identity of churches that designate themselves Catholic, and for the relationship between these churches ...
A philosopher and theologian, as well as priest, and finally Pope, John Paul II has written extensivley on a wide variety of subjects. With his considerable theological expertise and acumen, Avery Dulles has undertaken the demanding task of synthesizing the Pope's theological insights on the complete range of topics from the Trinity and ...
We live in a time of unprecedented contention between Faith and culture; a time when distortion of truth masquerades as authentic reform. To clarify such turbid times calls for precise thought, steadfast purpose, and an abiding love for the bedrock of truth found only in the Catholic Church. Now, from one of America's premier theologian ...
In this commemorative edition of his conversion to Catholicism in 1946 Dulles brings the reader up to date with an account of his journey from conversion to priesthood to theology. Along the way, he offers his own insights into the challenges, changes, and attitudes that have shaped present difficulties within the Catholic Church.
Faith, since the earliest Christian theologians, has been regarded as the fundamental Christian virtue-the prerequisite for hope, charity, and good works. In this book, Avery Dulles examines the biblical foundations and history of theological reflection on faith, from the Greek and Latin fathers to such modern giants as Tillich, Rahner, and ...
John Henry Newman may be considered the most outstandingly original and creative English religious thinker of the 19th century. This account of Newman shows him to be a prophet for our times as much as he was for his own. Though unsuccessful in most of his undertakings in the RC Church during his lifetime, his genius has come to be more and more ...
Henri de Lubac is a dominating figure in the renewal of catholic theology in the twentieth century, opposing neo-Thomist orthodoxy with a pluriform and historical notion of tradition based on the creative reappropriation of patristic sources. De Lubac's adult life encompasses the whole of what Eric Hobsbawm has called the 'short' twentieth century ...
In addition to the texts of four essays, this volume contains an extensive transcript of the second Cardinal Bernardin Conference of the Catholic Common Ground Initiative.
This is a defense of the traditional form of the priesthood--male celibates. The book looks at the current literature, taking a conservative view and holding the belief that Vatican II had a deleterious influence on the priesthood. Avery Dulles, a man of towering reputation, writes with impeccable scholarship.
This is an introduction to one who may be considered the most outstandingly original and creative English religious thinker of the nineteenth century.Newman may be considered the most outstandingly original and creative English religious thinker of the nineteenth century. Here is by far the clearest and most concise introduction to his life and ...
Identifies six primary models of evangelization found in the New Testament and presents a practical example of each model drawn from American Catholic Church history.
Renowned theologian Avery Dulles offers a penetrating description and analysis of modern theology, discusses the freedom of theology within the university, and sets forth the principles for a fresh dialogue with philosophy, the sciences, and other Christian churches.
An extensive bibliography of some of the most important ecclesiological writings, past and present, for research and reference. An academic catalog selection.
This is a splendid book, nourishing for Catholic and non-Catholics alike. It clearly shows our contemporary situation on a number of fronts, offering constructive directions for the future. Reformed Review
Not long after converting to the Catholic faith, noted author and apologist Mark Brumley found himself in a discussion with a Protestant friend. Secure in his newfound faith - and feeling somewhat superior to his "less-enlightened" friend - Brumley smugly said, "Yes, I, too, used to think as you do." It was an outburst of pride that undermined ...
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