The Practice of Catholic Theology: A Modest Proposal - Couverture souple

Griffiths, Paul J.

 
9780813228907: The Practice of Catholic Theology: A Modest Proposal
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0813228905 ISBN 13 : 9780813228907
Editeur : The Catholic University of America Press, 2016

Synopsis

In The Practice of Catholic Theology: A Modest Proposal, Paul J. Griffiths has written a how-to book for Catholic theologians that will both instruct beginners and challenge long-time practitioners to sharpen their understanding of their craft. He defines Catholic theology as the practice of thinking, speaking, and writing about the God of Christian confession; so understood, it's something that anyone can learn to do. Personal sanctity is not required, but as with any other practice, practitioners of this beautiful and elevated thought-performance need to know some things and to develop some skills in order to be able to perform it.

This book lays out, clearly and in detail, what the relevant body of knowledge is and how to find access to it; it does that by describing the "Catholic archive" in all its variety (scriptural, conciliar, magisterial broadly and narrowly, liturgical, canon-legal, speculative), and by analyzing the authoritative weight of the various components of the archive. It shows the difference between dogmatical and speculative theology, both by example and analysis. It also gives detailed instruction in the development of the theologian's particular skills: argument, synthesis, intellectual imagination, thought-experiment, exegesis, and so on. And it describes, with particular recommendations, the essential components of the theologian's working library, and how they ought to be used.

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À propos de l?auteur

Paul J. Griffiths is Warren Professor of Catholic Theology, Duke Divinity School.

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Éditeur
The Catholic University of America Press
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0813228905
ISBN 13 
9780813228907
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
160
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