Rethinking the Medieval Legacy for Contemporary Theology - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0268035342 ISBN 13 : 9780268035341

Editeur : University of Notre Dame Press, 2014

Synopsis

In Rethinking the Medieval Legacy for Contemporary Theology, six distinguished theologians bridge medieval and contemporary theologies by developing the theological significance of medieval insights in response to contemporary issues. Their nuanced readings of medieval texts, extended to major theological issues of our time, provide examples of the retrieval of the medieval tradition, an essential part of any contemporary theological reconstruction.

Barbara Newman extends the theology of perichoresis or mutual indwelling to illuminate the relationship between donor and recipient in the case of organ transplants; Marilyn McCord Adams applies insights about divine friendship to the perennial issue of horrendous evil; and Kevin Madigan brings principles of medieval exegesis to bear on the contemporary historical critical approach to biblical interpretation. Ingolf U. Dalferth applies insights from the doctrine of divine omnipotence and creation ex nihilo to deconstruct Heidegger's limitation of the possibilities of authentic existence to historical facticity. Pim Valkenberg explores the possibilities of a theological encounter between Christianity and Islam in the works of Aquinas and Nicholas of Cusa; and Anselm K. Min applies the analogical insights of Aquinas on the nature and limits of human knowledge of God to a critique of contemporary theologies that claim to know either too little or too much about God.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Anselm K. Min is the John D. and Lilian Maguire Distinguished Professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate University. He is the author of a number of books, including Paths to the Triune God: An Encounter between Aquinas and Recent Theologies (University of Notre Dame Press, 2005).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Notre Dame Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0268035342
• ISBN 13: 9780268035341
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Éditeur: Min Anselm K.
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