Long have I loved you : a theologian reflects on his church / Walter J. Burghardt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burghardt, Walter J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burghardt, Walter J.

Jesuits--United States--Biography.

Jesuits.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

vi, 506 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, 2000.

Summary:

This life-work crystallizes and clarifies the major developments in Catholic thought and practice before and after Vatican II. Each chapter focuses on an essential theme -- theology, spirituality, scripture, social justice, ecumenism, priesthood, apostolate of the laity, women in the church, medicine and ethics, crisis in the church -- and illuminates them through stories, experiences, and insights.

Anyone interested in understanding the watershed history of Catholicism in the 20th century will value Walter Burghardt as a reliable guide and fascinating companion.

Contents:

1. From Demosthenes to Damascene: Classics and Patristics 1

2. From Seminary to University: Theology Yesterday and Today 23

3. From Luther to Paul VI: Isolation and Ecumenism 66

4. From Prior Testament Prophet to New Testament Preacher: The Art and Craft of Preaching 106

5. From Cain to Antichrist: Social Injustice and the Just Word 148

6. From Manresa to El Salvador: Jesuit Spirituality 180

7. From Genesis to Bonhoeffer: Free Like God 209

8. From Jesus Christ to Vatican II: Ordained Priesthood 234

9. From the Samaritan Woman to the Catholic Tomorrow: Apostolate of the Laity 265

10. From Eve to Mary to ?: Women in the Church 289

11. From the Apostle Paul to John Paul II: Crisis in the Church 328

12. From Hippocrates to Kevorkian: Catholicism and the Medical Profession 357

13. From Life to Life: On Turning Eighty-Five 383

14. Epilogue: Grateful Memories 401.

Notes:

"Publications of Walter J. Burghardt": pages 485-503.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-484) and index.

ISBN:

1570752966

OCLC:

42296166