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Systematic theology seeks to understand and render more intelligible the central doctrines of faith and to show how they are related to each other. It tries to demonstrate how these doctrines are rooted in Scripture and develop in the history of the church; most important, it strives to more adequately express and sometimes reinterpret the church's doctrinal tradition, always in the interest of better communicating the mystery of salvation and bringing it into a dialogue with culture. The present text is intended to be concise and accessible, an introduction that explores basic themes in Catholic systematic theology from a biblical, historical, and contemporary perspective, always aware of today's theological pluralism.
Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments xi
List of Abbreviations xiii
Introduction xv
1. Systematic Theology 1
The Nature of Theology 1
Systematic Theology 5
Counter Currents 14
Contemporary Theology 18
Conclusion 22
For Further Reading 24
2. Changing Cultures, New Hermeneutics 26
From Modernity to Postmodernism 26
New Hermeneutics 34
Theological Pluralism 43
Conclusion 44
For Further Reading 45
3. The Divine Mystery 47
A Transcendent God 48
Knowing the Transcendent God 50
Jesus, God's Only Son 56
The Holy Spirit 57
The Trinity 59
God in Contemporary Thought 67
Conclusion 74
For Further Reading 75
4. Jesus the Christ 77
Discovering the Historical Jesus 78
The Reign of God 80
Death and Resurrection 84
New Testament Christologies 87
Classical Christologies 91
Contemporary Christologies 94
Conclusion 104
For Further Reading 105
5. Revelation and Faith 107
General Revelation 108
Special Revelation 110
Dei Verbum 112
Models of Revelation 117
Revelation as Symbolic Mediation 122
Faith 125
Faith and Salvation 129
Modernity and the Loss of Faith 131
Conclusion 134
For Further Reading 135
6. Sin, Grace, and the Human Person 137
The Myth of the Fall 139
Paul 140
Original Sin 141
Contents ix
A Contemporary Approach 143
Grace 145
Catholic and Protestant Perspectives 146
Conclusion 161
For Further Reading 162
7. Mary and the Communion of Saints 164
The Concept of Communion 164
The Communion of Saints 166
Mary in the Church 168
The Marian Dogmas 173
Conclusion 177
For Further Reading 178
8. Church 180
The Jesus Movement 180
Churches in the New Testament 182
The Church in History 186
The Church of Vatican II 191
Contemporary Ecclesiologies 198
Some Unresolved Issues 202
Conclusion 208
For Further Reading 210
9. Sacramentality and Christian Initiation 212
Sacramentality 213
Contemporary Sacramental Theology 217
Christian Initiation 220
Conclusion 231
For Further Reading 233
10. Sacraments of Healing and Vocation 235
Penance and Reconciliation 235
Sacrament of the Sick 238
Marriage 239
Holy Orders 247
Conclusion 256
For Further Reading 258
11. Creation and Eschatology 260
Creation in Scripture 260
Creation in the Tradition 266
Creation and Science 270
Evolution and the Drama of Life 273
Eschatology 275
The Four Last Things 277
Purgatory 283
The Fullness of Salvation 285
Conclusion 288
For Further Reading 289
Index of Names 291
Index of Subjects 298
