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Vatican II and Fundamental Theology

O'Collins, G. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:18:02 PDT

This article describes and evaluates what the teaching of Vatican II has contributed to the development of fundamental theology in four areas: (1) the salvific self-revelation or self-communication of the tripersonal God; (2) the conditions that enable human beings to respond to this divine self-communication with faith; (3) the credibility of God’s self-revelation that makes Christian faith a reasonable option; and (4) the transmission and interpretation (through tradition and the inspired scriptures) of the experience of God’s self-revelation. The article also indicates how the teaching of John Paul II has been significant for developing further fundamental theology: for instance, in what he wrote about revelation being also a present reality communicated through the medium of human experience and about the Holy Spirit operating at the heart of each person’s ‘religious questioning’ (Redemptoris Missio ).

Karl Rahner and Human Nature: Implications for Ethics

Lawler, M. G., Salzman, T. A. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:18:02 PDT

This article opens with the Second Vatican Council’s teaching that the exposition of Catholic moral theology ‘should be more thoroughly nourished by scriptural teaching’ and suggests that it should also be more thoroughly nourished by and linked to Catholic systematic theology. To that end, it examines the transcendental theology of Karl Rahner and asks about its implications for Catholic moral theology. It examines Rahner’s existentials, fundamental, ontological characteristics of human nature that define it, make it specifically human nature, and distinguish it from all other natures. It examines specifically the supernatural existential, God’s unexacted self-offer to every human being born into the world, and the equally fundamental human existentials of freedom and historicity. The import for Rahner of these existentials is that humans are freedom, that they are historical, and that they are unexactedly ordered to God. The implications of this transcendental theology for Christian ethics are examined as a conclusion to the article.

Charles Taylor and Bernard Lonergan on Natural Theology

Ormerod, N. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:18:02 PDT

Following on a previous article concerning the need to develop a contemporary natural theology, the author considers the work of two Catholic philosophers, Charles Taylor and Bernard Lonergan, on the possibility of undertaking a natural theology. The article shows that despite some differences, both writers converge on the central problem of conversion as the key to the development of a natural theology.

Book Review: Systematic Theology: Benedikt XVI. Das Gewissen unserer Zeit. Ein theologisches Portrait. By D. Vincent Twomey SVD. Translated by Peter Paul Bornhausen. Augsburg: Sankt Ulrich Verlag GmbH, 2006. Pp. 168. Price 16.90 (hbk). ISBN 978-3-936484-86-1. Joseph Ratzinger -- Benedikt XVI. Die Entwicklung seines Denkens. By Hansjurgen Verweyen. Darmstadt: Primus Verlag, 2007. Pp. 173. Price 24.90 (hbk). ISBN 9783896785879

Corkery, J. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:18:02 PDT

Book Review: Scripture: The History of the Interpretation of the Gospel of Mark. Volume 1: Through the Nineteenth Century. Volume 2: The Twentieth Century: Books 1 and 2. By Sean P. Kealy C.S.Sp. Lewistown/Queenstown/ Lampeter: Edwin Mellen, 2007. Pp. 567 (vol. 1), 711 (vol. 2) (hbk). Includes indices. Price: $139.95/{pound}84.95 (vol. 1), $159.95/{pound}94.95 (vol. 2). ISBN 978-0-7734-5190-2/0-7734-5190-0 (vol. 1), 978-0-7734-5117-9/0-77345117-X (2-volume set)

McConvery, B. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:18:02 PDT

Book Review: Patristics: Augustine's Early Theology of the Church: Emergence and Implications, 386--391. By David C. Alexander. New York: Peter Lang, 2008. Pp. 451. 70.00 (hbk). ISBN 978-1-4331-0103-8

Osa, D. K. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:18:02 PDT

Sergii Bulgakov and the Task of Theology

Louth, A. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:55:55 PDT

Bulgakov's theology is not only a continuation of a tradition of Russian religious philosophy that he inherited, but is also an attempt to reconceive the task of theology in the West, where others (Barth and some Catholic theologians) also felt the need to break away from traditional patterns. Bulgakov's conception of theology is ecclesial, even priestly, rooted in his (at times, daily) celebration of the Divine Liturgy, and based on his reading of the Fathers of the Church. Theology grows out of a relationship with God experienced in prayer, especially liturgical prayer, and provides a `personalist' approach in contrast to the traditional `cosmological' approach and the modern `anthropological' approach (to use Balthasar's terms), but based on a notion of person as shaped by community, rather than person as individual. Finally this approach to theology is related to the notion of the Wisdom of God, `Sophia,' which throughout remained important to Bulgakov.

Religion, the Constitution, and the New Ireland

Hannon, P. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:55:55 PDT

The Preamble to the 1937 Irish Constitution (Bunreacht na hÉireann) invokes God as understood in Christian tradition as the source of human authority and as man's final end. It is sometimes nowadays contended that in a pluralist Ireland this is inappropriate. This contention is here considered in the light of the main arguments made for and against inclusion of a reference to God and Christian origins in a European Constitution. Drawing on work of L. Siedentop and J. Weiler, the author proposes a starting-point for informed public discussion of the issues involved.

How Did Jesus Know He Was God? The Ontological Psychology of Mark 10:17--22

McDermott, J. M. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:55:55 PDT

Scripture testifies to Jesus' knowledge of his divinity and to his human ignorance. How is he aware of his divinity? Is he ho theos? What is his relation to the Father? How is he tempted and impeccable? How can he grow in knowledge and be infallible? Human consciousness involves a structured mystery that allows God to be perceived in and through finite figures. This structure is reflected in the relation of person and nature. Maximus Confessor's notion of person obviates the need for postulating a scholastic beatific vision in Christ yet synthesizes various insights from Thomas, Scotus, Suarez, and Rahner.

Meister Eckhart on Suffering

Gueullette, J.-M. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:55:55 PDT

The spiritual teaching of Meister Eckhart often deals with the issue of suffering. The master established a strong link between suffering and Christ's Incarnation and in this implicitly critiques the value attributed to individual difference that is so emphasized nowadays. By focussing on their own human nature, which is common not only to other human beings, but also to the incarnated Son (linked definitively with the human), believers may see their own identity and that of everyone else as something less important than that which is held in common. `If God is with me in my suffering,' Eckhart says, `what more or what else do I want?'

A Question of Necessity: Deconstruction, Khora, and Faith

Yates, C. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:55:55 PDT

Jacques Derrida's interest in questions concerning belief and religion is especially apparent in his later texts. Talk of a `religious turn,' however, wrongly implies a sudden conversion or translation of deconstruction into a theological discourse. To appreciate the emergence of religion in Derrida's thought, one must attend to his larger interest in the questions of `necessity,' `origins,' and `the promise.' These elements constitute the background against which Derrida's religious lexicon is shaped, and for which his complex relationship to Martin Heidegger is of critical importance. His comments on `the religious' in the work `Faith and Knowledge' are the high point of a rigorous inquiry into `necessity.' This culmination, however, is better understood as a turn `of' religion than a turn `to' religion. With his accelerating emphasis on a religion of responsibility and tolerance, Derrida's `turn' is uncharacteristically decisive and may well run the hitherto unimaginable risk of dogmatism.

The Importance of Divine Designations in Old Testament Theology

Byrne, M. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:55:55 PDT

The divine designations in the Old Testament have long been a source of interest for Biblical scholars who have studied them as a means of understanding the Ancient Israelites' developing ideas of their God. A more systematic approach to the study of the designations through an acknowledgment of the complexity of the naming process in earthly and divine terms is outstanding. Taking Linguistics, the Philosophy of Language, and Tryggve Mettinger's research on `name theology,' this study of the designations (names, titles and epithets) as used in the biblical context allows the reader a deeper insight into the theology behind the text.

Book Review: Philosophy: Between System and Poetics: William Desmond and Philosophy after Dialectic. Edited by Thomas A.F. Kelly. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007. Pp. xi+307. Price {pound}60.00 (hbk). ISBN 978-0-7546-5206-9

McDonnell, C. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:55:55 PDT

Book Review: The Texture of Being: Essays in First Philosophy. By Kenneth L. Schmitz, edited by Paul O'Herron. Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2007. Pp. 327. Price $59.95. ISBN 978-0-8132-1468-9

Nolan, S. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:55:55 PDT

Book Review: SCM Core Text: Modern Church History. By Tim Grass, London: SCM Press, 2008. Pp. x+415. Price {pound}24.99 (pbk.). ISBN 978-0-334-04062-0

Ryan, S. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:55:55 PDT

Book Review: Irish Church History: Knock: The Virgin's Apparition in Nineteenth Century Ireland. By Eugene Hynes. Cork: Cork University Press, 2008. Pp. xix+368. Price {pound}39.00 (hbk). ISBN 978-185918-440-0

Rearden, M. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:55:55 PDT

Book Review: Liturgy: Reforming the Liturgy: A Response to the Critics. By John F. Baldovin, SJ. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, A Pueblo Book, 2008. Pp. 188. Price $29.95 (pbk). ISBN 978-0-8146-6219-9

O'Donoghue, N. X. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:55:55 PDT

Book Review: God and Grace of Body: Sacrament in Ordinary. By David Brown. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. Pp. xii and 446. Price {pound}32.00 (hbk). ISBN 978-0-19-923182-9

Tracey, L. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:55:55 PDT

Book Review: Wrestling with Angels: Conversations in Modern Theology. By Rowan Williams, edited by Mike Higton. London: SCM Press, 2007. Pp. 305. Price {pound}22.99 (pbk). ISBN 978-0334-04095-8

Collins, G. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:55:55 PDT

Book Review: The Oxford Handbook of Systematic Theology. Edited by John Webster, Kathryn Tanner and Iain Torrance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. Pp. 708. Price {pound}85.00 (hbk). ISBN: 978-0-19-924576-5

Leahy, B. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:55:55 PDT

Book Review: Formation in Holiness: Thomas Aquinas on Sacra doctrina. By Fainche Ryan. Leuven -- Dudley, MA: Peeters, 2007. Pp. 217. Price 35 (pbk). ISBN 978-90-429-2012-5

Walsh, L. G. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:55:55 PDT

Trinity and Salvation: A Dialogue with Catherine LaCugna

Marmion, D. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:23:33 PDT

This article looks at the current revival of trinitarian theology and takes Catherine LaCugna's pioneering, if controversial, work God for Us: The Trinity and Christian Life as dialogue partner. The article explores how many themes in current trinitarian theology, e.g., Trinity as the structure of theology, the doctrine of God as a relational and dynamic concept, and the spiritual, political, and social implications of the doctrine, find a resonance in key figures of the tradition such as the Cappadocians and Augustine. Critical and sympathetic assessments of LaCugna's work are presented and discussed. An underlying question emerges as to how theology can appropriate patristic resources without projecting contemporary concerns and biases—epistemological, theological, or political—back onto earlier theological texts and cultures. The article concludes by critically examining how the doctrine has been developed as a symbol of inclusive communion where the values of mutuality, equality, and reciprocity are paramount.

The Waging of the 2003 U.S. Led Iraq War: A Catholic Just War Assessment

Brugger, E. C. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:23:33 PDT

This essay is an exercise in moral reasoning applying abstract Catholic just war principles, in particular, the principle of just cause, to the justice of the Iraq War begun in March 2003. It begins by setting forth a contemporary formulation of the principle of just cause. It then provides an original interpretation of the canons by which the principle should be applied in concrete situations. It then applies the interpretation to facts relevant to the decision of the Bush administration to go to war with Iraq. It concludes that, given facts known prior to the March 2003 invasion, the choice to go to war failed to meet normative moral conditions for concluding that a choice to go to war is morally legitimate.

Becoming Christ: The Vocation of Women in Theology and Scripture

Noonan Sabin, M. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:23:33 PDT

This article shows the convergence between John Paul's theology of women as reflections of the divine being and Mark's portrayal of women as reflections of Christ. Part I explores the implications of John Paul's encyclical, Mulieris Dignitatem; Part II exegetes the role of the women in the Gospel of Mark; and the Conclusion sums up the convergence of the two and the implications for women's vocation in the Church.

Christ's Mediation and the Holy Spirit: The Dynamic of Worship in Luther and Calvin

Ngien, D. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:23:33 PDT

Not on our own account, but on account of Christ's vicarious response and priesthood, is our worship made efficacious by the Spirit. This article seeks to show that despite the differences in their Eucharistic theologies and usage of the doctrine of the communicatio idiomatum, the mediation of Christ and the pneumatological dynamic of the Spirit foment both Luther's and Calvin's understanding of true worship.

Julien Green's Reading of Saint Paul

O'Dwyer, M. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:23:33 PDT

From an early age, Julien Green was an avid reader of Saint Paul's letters. References to Saint Paul abound in his Journals, in his Autobiography and in his novellas, novels, and plays. A convert to Catholicism, Green endeavoured in his writings to explore various aspects of the conflict between sin and grace both in his own life and in the lives of his fictional characters. In this year dedicated to Saint Paul, it may be of interest to attempt to study his letters in the context of the unfolding of the spiritual drama of a leading twentieth-century writer.

John Henry Newman on the Mystery of the Trinity

Ekeh, O. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:23:33 PDT

John Henry Newman preached frequently on the mystery of the Trinity. A Patristic scholar in his own right, he was well versed in the theological disputes and developments of the Early Church. Out of this Patristic influence, combined with his love of scripture, emerges an interesting contribution to Trinitarian theology. Newman's emphasis on a Personal God diminishes the person/nature distinction in God. For Newman, the Father is God. The divine nature is the person of the Father. The divine commonality with respect to the Son and the Spirit is the person of the Father. In devotional speech, Newman slides seamlessly between the Father and Son, or the Father and Spirit, as the person of the Father who primarily defines `God.'

Book Review: PATRISTICS Clement of Alexandria: A Project of Christian Perfection. By Piotr Ashwin-Siejowski. London: T&T Clark, 2008. Pp. 256. Hbk. Price: $130. ISBN 0567032876/9780567032874

Hartney, A. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:23:33 PDT

Book Review: SCRIPTURE Reading the Old Testament: An Inductive Introduction. By Michael B. Dick. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2008. Pp. xxii+367. Hbk, with interactive CD-ROM Study Guide. Price: US$29.95. ISBN 9781565639539

Nolan, B. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:23:33 PDT

Book Review: Jewish Believers in Jesus: The Early Centuries. Edited by Oskar Skarsaune and Reider Hvalvik. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2007. Pp. xxx+930. Price: US$49.95/{pound}27.99. ISBN 9781565637634

Nolan, B. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:23:33 PDT

Book Review: Paul, the Pastoral Epistles, and the Early Church (Library of Pauline Studies). By James W. Aageson. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2008. Pp. 250. Pbk. Price: $24.95. ISBN 9781598560411/ 9781598560411

Mullins, M. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:23:33 PDT

Book Review: The Interpretation of Scripture: In Defence of the Historical Critical Method. By Joseph Fitzmyer SJ. New York / Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2008. Pp. XII+153. Pbk. Price: $18.95. ISBN 978-0-8091-4504-1

McConvery, B. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:23:34 PDT

Book Review: SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY Two Worlds Are Ours: An Introduction to Christian Mysticism. By John Macquarrie. London: SCM, 2004. Pp. viii+287. Price: {pound}21.99 (pbk). ISBN 0-334-02965-1

Henry, M. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:23:34 PDT

Book Review: Origins of the Cult of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Edited by Chris Maunder. London: Burns Oates-Continuum, 2008. Pp. xvii+206. ISBN 978-0860-12456-6 (pbk.)

O'Donnell, C. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:23:34 PDT

Book Review: Exchanges of Grace: Essays in Honour of Ann Loades. Edited by Natalie K. Watson and Stephen Burns. London: SCM Press, 2008. Pp. 284. Price: $90. ISBN 978-0-334-04167-2

Ryan, F. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:23:34 PDT

Book Review: PASTORAL THEOLOGY The Pastor as Theologian. By Wesley Carr. London: SPCM Press, 2008. Pp. xiv+178. Price: 16.40. ISBN 978-0-281-06037-5. Theological Reflection. By Judith Thompson, with Stephen Pattison and Ross Thompson. London: SCM Press, 2008. Pp. ix+246. Price: 21.50. ISBN 978-0-334-04055-2

Liston, B. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:23:34 PDT

Book Review: THE IRISH COLLEGE, ROME The Irish College, Rome and its World. Edited by Daire Keogh and Albert McDonnell. Dublin: Four Courts, 2008. Pp. 344, illustrated. Hbk. Price: 55. ISBN 978-1-84682-054-0

Fleming, J. — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:23:34 PDT

Difference, Violence, and Memory

Volf, M. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

In the face of violence and wrongdoing, remembering is a necessarily complex phenomenon. Violence, generated by difference, particularly across cultural boundaries, accentuates and reinforces otherness. The curing of such violence involves at least the embracing of others in their difference and the realization that the self is in fact structured by the presence of others. In this the redemptive function of memory requires one not simply to remember, but (rather) to remember rightly!

The Other and the Beyond

Murray, D. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

Only in recognizing others do I recognize myself and my identity. The knowledge involved is not of the kind revealed by chemical analysis. It involves being present to and indeed loving the other person as `another I.' This points me beyond my own goals and perspectives. It shows me that there are other, equally valid, perspectives that I can never fully know. Indeed I can never fully know myself. Knowing and loving another person opens up a longing for fulfilment and for immortality. `To love a being is to say you ... will never die.' It also opens up the longing for a justice which no human effort can achieve. The Christian Gospel offers hope for all humanity, a hope which will fulfil all the deepest longings of people of every time and culture. It offers the fulfilment of Marcel's formulation of hope: `I hope in Thee for us.'

The Freedom of Christ in the Early Lonergan

Moloney, R. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

The central problem posed in this article concerns the coexistence in Christ of both divine freedom and human freedom. Drawing on the thought of Bernard Lonergan the article first considers the problem against the background of the difference between intellectualist and voluntarist tendencies. Human freedom arises in considering means to an end, but only in so far as the will is necessitated with regard to the end. This fits in well with the notion of the unshakeable commitment of Christ's human will to that of his Father. When this is treated in terms of Lonergan's account of how God stands outside the order of past, present and future, and in a sense outside the order of the necessary and the contingent, we have some basis for resolving the antinomies which arise from the coexistence of two freedoms in the one person.

What is the Goal of Systematic Theology?

Ormerod, N. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

Following on the recent publication by Robert Doran of What Is Systematic Theology? the article examines the goal of systematic theology through an examination of contrasting positions: is the goal the understanding of data (for example, the data of the Scriptures) or the understanding of truth (as mediated by the Scriptures)? It argues that current work by systematicians illustrates a confusion over these two positions and demonstrates this confusion by reference to the Trinitarian theology of David Coffey and Thomas Weinandy.

Inventing the Apocrypha: The Role of Early Latin Canon Lists

O'Loughlin, T. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

The Western churches have long had disagreements as to what books form the `canon' of the Old Testament, and, therefore, which books can be used in theological argument. This article argues that this dispute is itself a function of earlier disputes in the late patristic and early medieval periods, and explores how the solution to those disputes left a legacy of confusion that fuelled the Reformation and later debates. This exploration is focused on the canon listings that were produced as part of the patristic and early medieval debates.

Theology as a Road to Sanctification?

Ryan, F. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

This article utilizes the work of St Thomas Aquinas to consider the role theology plays in the sanctification of the human person. The theology in question is clearly defined as the theology included in sacred teaching (theologia quae ad sacram doctrinam pertinet), an activity identified by Thomas as `necessary for salvation.' Somewhat provocatively a certain parallelism is suggested between the `sacrament' of theology and the more formal sacraments of the Church, as all are involved in the sanctification of the People of God. The potential transformative nature of teaching is likened to the change that sacraments can effect. In both the sacraments of the Church and the theology which pertains to sacred teaching, faith is identified as foundational. The central thesis of the article is the claim that knowledge of God, the Holy One, which the activity of theology facilitates, can make the `knower' holy.

Understanding Feyerabend on Galileo

Hickey, T. J. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

In 1990, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger used Feyerabend's analysis of Galileo to illustrate modernism's complacency about science. Feyerabend had used Galileo's writings to illustrate some limitations of empirical science. He claimed further that Galileo practised `counterinduction' to create a new observation language.

Book Review: PHILOSOPHY Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan. Volume 20: Shorter Papers. Edited by Robert C. Croken, Robert M. Doran, and H. Daniel Monsour. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007. Pp. xv+319. Price: $70.00 (hbk). ISBN 978-0-8020-9753-8

Barden, G. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

Book Review: PATRISTICS AND HISTORICAL THEOLOGY Athanasius: A Theological Introduction (Great Theologian Series). By Thomas G. Weinandy. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007. Pp. ix+150. Price: {pound}50 (hbk); {pound}16.99 (pbk). ISBN 978-0-7546-1719-8 / 978-0-7546-1720-4

Madden, N. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

Book Review: James Ussher: Theology, History and Politics in Early Modern Ireland and England. By Alan Ford. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. Pp. 315. {pound}58. ISBN 978-0-19-927444-4

Gillespie, R. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

Book Review: Irish Jansenists 1600--1670: Religion and Politics in Flanders, France, Ireland and Rome. By Thomas O'Connor. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2008. Pp. 415. ISBN 978-1-85182-992-7

Fleming, J. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

Book Review: SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY The Lamb of God. By Sergius Bulgakov, translated by Boris Jakim. Grand Rapids, MI/Cambridge, UK: William B. Eerdmans, 2008. Pp. xv + 456. Price {pound}18.99 (pbk). ISBN 978-0-8028-2779-1

Louth, A. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

Book Review: Wisdom and Holiness, Science and Scholarship: Essays in Honor of Matthew L. Lamb. Edited by Michael Dauphinais and Matthew Levering. Naples, FL: Sapientia Press of Ave Maria University, 2007. Pp. 428. Price: $39.95. ISBN 13: 978-1-932589-42-9

Van Nieuwenhove, R. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

Book Review: Beyond the Reformation: Authority, Primacy and Unity in the Conciliar Tradition. By Paul Avis. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 2006. Pp.xx + 234 Price: {pound}75. ISBN 978-0-5670-8399-9

Leahy, B. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

Book Review: Beyond Liberation Theology: A Polemic. By Ivan Petrella. London: SCM Press, 2008. Pp. x+176. Price: {pound}19.99. ISBN 978-0334-04134-4

Kelly, B. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

Book Review: Saving Beauty: Form as the Key to Balthasar's Christology. By Veronica Donnelly, O.P. Oxford: Peter Lang, 2007. Pp. 269. Price: 53.80 (pbk). ISBN 978-3-03910-723-0

Leahy, B. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

Book Review: SCRIPTURE Imaging the Bible: An Introduction to Biblical Art. Edited by Martin O'Kane. London: SPCK, 2008. price: {pound}18.99. Pp. 222. ISBN 978-0-281-05897-6

Mangan, C. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

Book Review: MORAL THEOLOGY Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church. Edited by James Keenan. London and New York: Continuum, 2007. Pp. 326. Price: {pound}16.99 (pbk). ISBN 13: 978-0-8264-2766-3

Gallagher, R. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

Book Review: Catholic Moral Theology in the United States: A History. By Charles E. Curran. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2008, Pp. 353. Price: {pound}15.95 (pbk). ISBN 978-1-58901-196-0

Gallagher, R. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST

Book Review: THEOLOGY AND LITERATURE R. S. Thomas: Poetry and Theology. By William V. Davis. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2007. Pp. xvi+219. Price: $39.95. ISBN 978-1-932792-49-2

McMahon, D. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:17 PST