The fathers of the Church in Christian theology / Michel Fédou, SJ ; translated by Peggy Manning Meyer ; foreword by Brian E. Daley, SJ.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fédou, Michel, 1952- author.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Doctrines--History--20th century.

Catholic Church.

Fathers of the church.

Fathers of the church--Influence.

Theology, Doctrinal--History--20th century.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Church history--20th century.

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (430 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Catholic University of America Press, 2019.

Language Note:

In English and French.

Summary:

The main purpose of The Fathers of the Church in Christian Theology is to argue that Patristic studies still has much to contribute to theological reflections in our time.Throughout history, the reading of the Fathers of the Church has made major contributions to Christian thinking.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword by Brian E. Daley, SJ

Preface to the English Edition

Preface to the French Edition

Abbreviations

Introduction

Part One. From Yesterday to Today: The Contribution of Patristics to Christian Theology

1. The Genesis and History of "Patristics"

"Fathers of the Church," "Patrology," "Patristics"

Reading the Fathers in the Middle Ages

From the Renaissance to the Nineteenth Century

Johann Adam Möhler and John Henry Newman

2. The Patristic Renewal from the 1930s to the 1960s: Its Contribution to the Life of the Church

"Return to the Fathers": The Meaning of This Expression

The Genesis of the Collection Sources Chrétiennes

From the 1950s to Vatican Council II

The Influence of the Patristic Renewal on Vatican Council II

3. The Patristic Renewal from the 1930s to the 1960s: Its Fecundity for Christian Theology

Henri de Lubac and "Our Fathers in the Faith"

From Christian Origins to Gregory of Nyssa: The Patristic Work of Jean Daniélou

Yves Congar and the Tradition of the Fathers

In the German-Speaking Sphere: Karl Rahner and Hans Urs von Balthasar, Readers of the Fathers

4. From Vatican II to Our Day

Publications and Translations

The Contribution to the History of Dogmas and Christian Theology

Patristics Questioned by Human Sciences and Philosophy

Patristics and Theology: The Present Difficulties

5. The Stakes of Patristic Exegesis

Some Misunderstandings to Be Dispelled

Spiritual Exegesis according to Origen

"Both Testaments"

The Real Significance of Patristic Exegesis

6. The Contribution of the Fathers to Christian Thought

Patristics and Human Sciences

Philosophical Stakes

The "Authority" of the Fathers

For a Patristic Theology

7. Patristics in the Age of Globalization

Latin America, Africa, Asia.

Patristics and "Contextual" Theologies

The "Story of the Fathers": Its Importance Outside Europe

A Return to Europe

Part Two. Reading the Fathers Today: The Present Tasks of Patristic Theology

8. The Church of the Fathers

The Reading of the Scriptures

Ecclesial Practices and Institutions

The Announcement of the Gospel

Unity and Diversity

9. The Stakes of Patristic Anthropology

Athens, Rome, Jerusalem

The World of Humanity

Humanity in the World

The Belonging to Christ

10. The Contribution to Christian Ethics

The Place of Ethics in the Writings of the Fathers

The Respect for Life

The Commitment of the Citizen

The Concern for the Most Vulnerable

11. The Contribution to Christology and Trinitarian Theology

The Heritage of the Twentieth Century

The Reference to Scripture

The Contribution to Philosophical Thought

The Contribution to Dogmatic Theology

12. Patristics and Ecumenism

"Orthodoxy" and "Heresy"

The Dialogue with the Churches of the Nestorian and Monophysite Traditions

The Dialogue with Orthodoxy

The Dialogue with Protestantism

13. Patristics and the Theology of Religions

The Contribution of the Patristic Renewal of the Twentieth Century

Vatican Council II and the Post-Conciliar Years

A Response to the Present Difficulties

The Fecundity of Patristics for the Theology of Religions

14. The Fathers of the Church and Christian Spirituality

Prayer, Martyrdom, a Presence in the World: The Spirituality of the First Centuries

The Journey of the Soul toward God

The Spirituality of the Fathers of the Desert

The Experience of Augustine

Epilogue: The Future of the Fathers

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-8132-3172-8

OCLC:

1109843143