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Few topics are as important, or as controversial, as the proper role and exercise of authority in the Roman Catholic Church. Inspired by Pope Francis's bold rereading and determined implementation of the teaching of Vatican II, Richard Gaillardetz has completely revised and expanded his book By What Authority? It offers a helpful introduction to the nature and forms of church authority and their relationship to authentic Christian belief and discipleship. Gaillardetz offers theologically clear and pastorally insightful considerations of:
the character of divine revelation, the authority of Scripture and tradition
the role of the pope and bishops in preserving the Christian faith
the levels of church teaching authority, the central faith witness of all the baptized
the possibility of disagreements with church teaching, and the proper relationship between theologians, the magisterium, and the whole people of God
the authority of the believing community and the controversial questions that arise when there are conflicting interpretations of church teaching.
Contents
CONTENTS
List of Abbreviations ix
Preface to the Revised Edition xi
PART ONE
FUNDAMENTAL THEMES
ONE
What Is the Role of Power and Authority in the Church? 3
TWO
What Is Divine Revelation? 19
PART TWO
THE AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE AND TRADITION
THREE
What Is the Canon of the Bible? 37
FOUR
What Is Biblical Inspiration and Inerrancy? 50
FIVE
What Is the Authority of Tradition? 68
PART THREE
THE AUTHORITY OF THE MAGISTERIUM
SIX
How Did the Magisterium Develop Historically? 93
SEVEN
How Do We Understand the Magisterium Today? 113
EIGHT
How Do the Pope and Bishops Exercise Their Teaching Authority? 135
NINE
What Is the Role of Dogma and Doctrine in the Church? 154
PART FOUR
THE AUTHORITY OF THE BELIEVING COMMUNITY
TEN
What Is the Sense of the Faithful? 179
ELEVEN
Is There a Place for Disagreement in the Church? 200
TWELVE
What Is the Proper Relationship between the Magisterium, Theologians, and the Sense of the Faithful? 219
Epilogue 236
Index 238



