Hope and History : The Communio and Concilium Alternatives.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collits, David P., author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

T&T Clark studies in ressourcement Catholic theology and culture ; vol. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (339 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T&T Clark, 2025.

Summary:

The book exposes the rift in Catholic fundamental theology by examining the hope-history debate prosecuted by the Communio and Concilium schools.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Hope and history at the foundations of theology

0.1 Contemporary ecclesial and theological context: The history-ontology relationship

0.2 The nature-grace relationship and Christology

0.3 The utility of the 'Incarnationalist'/'Eschatologist' distinction?

0.4 The Concilium / Communio split in Catholic theology

0.5 Outline of argument

Chapter 1 The Concilium position on hope and history in fundamental theology

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Eschatological hope immanently framed: The place of Joachim, Hegel and Marx in the Concilium position

1.3 Christology from below: Eschatology as imminent expectation and the minimization of the last things

1.4 An immanent theology of grace

1.5 An immanent soteriology

1.6 Conclusion

Chapter 2 The Communio perspective: Hope under the aspect of eternity

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Distinguishing Ratzinger from an inner-historical conception of hope

2.3 The theocentric content of fundamental hope

2.4 Conclusion

Chapter 3 The Christological shape of hope and eschatology in the Communio perspective

3.1 Introduction

3.2 The unity of Christology and eschatology

3.3 Eschatology and the Paschal Mystery

3.4 Salvation history is to be read as 'already, not yet'

3.5 Eschatological hope is centred on Christ

3.6 Differentiating a Chalcedonian eschatology from inner-historical conceptions of hope

3.7 Conclusion

Chapter 4 Hope is oriented 'beyond itself' - the significance of the nature-grace relationship

4.1 Introduction

4.2 The Communio reading of the supernatural in theological context

4.3 The human spirit's orientation 'beyond itself' in Pieper and Ratzinger.

4.4 The supernatural, metaphysics and hope

4.5 Conclusion

Chapter 5 Soteriology and Christology - A Communio rejection of an immanentist soteriology

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Redemption as requiring healing and elevation

5.3 Distinguishing Ratzinger's account of redemption from Marxist variants

5.4 Christology and soteriology

5.5 Soteriology and the hope-history relationship

5.6 Conclusion

Conclusion: : The post-conciliar cleavage and the future of Catholic theology

Notes

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Conclusion

Bibliography

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-567-71856-5

0-567-71853-0

9780567718532

OCLC:

1569123563