An Introduction to Catholic Sacramental Theology - Couverture souple

Ganoczy, Alexandre

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1556356412 ISBN 13 : 9781556356414

Editeur : Wipf and Stock, 2008

Synopsis

Ganoczy provides a complete overview of the history of Catholic sacramental theology and a clear explanation of contemporary theological developments. The "classical" teaching of the Council of Trent and its later theological formulations are compared to the new theological language of the Second Vatican Council and the "personalist" theologies of modern thinkers such as Karl Rahner and Edward Schillebeeckx. Introduction to Catholic Sacramental Theology moves clearly from (1) a sketch of the historical development of the sacramental concept, to (2) the basic elements in a general theory of the sacraments, to (3) discussion of the individual sacraments. In the last chapter, the author introduces his own expanded understanding of the sacraments. Using the concepts of modern communication theory, he envisions the sacraments as events of communication in the life of the concrete faith community in which each sacrament has its own particular form and purpose.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Alexandre Ganoczy was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1928. He is Professor Emeritus of Dogmatic Theology at the University of Wuerzburg, Germany. He has published numerous books, including Sprechen von Gott in heutiger Gesellschaft (1974) and Der schopferische Mensch und die Schopfung Gottes (1976).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wipf and Stock
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1556356412
• ISBN 13: 9781556356414
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 202
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible