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The content of faith : the best of Karl Rahner's theological writings / edited by Karl Lehmann and Albert Raffelt ; translation edited by Harvey D. Egan. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: New York : Crossroad, 1993.Description: xiii, 668 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780824512217
  • 9780824527211
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BX891
  • BX891.E28.C668 1993
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Contents:
The mystery of existence -- On the living God -- Jesus Christ -- The Holy Spirit -- The people of God in history -- Christian life -- Hope in God.
Subject: This volume consists of 174 selections grouped under eight headings, covering the full spectrum of Christian theology from theological anthropology to eschatology. The aim of the book is "to guide people to Rahner's spirituality and thought, with as much authenticity and diversity as possible"; to present Rahner's thought, to the extent that this is humanly feasible (there are some four thousand items in his bibliography). All the essential perspectives and dimensions of his theological work have been brought into play: his unique, experimental style of thinking; his thorough (but generally unobtrusive) familiarity with Scripture, the Church Fathers, and medieval theology; his way of defining concepts precisely; his critical objections in the area of Church life and politics; and the spiritual inexhaustibility of his intimate writings on prayer. The selections themselves are introduced by a forty-one-page "portrait" of Rahner by Bishop Lehmann, providing a masterful summary of his life and the history of his thought, a profile of the basic structure of his theology, and an appreciation of his incalculable contribution to life of the Church and the course of theology in the twentieth century. [Book jacket.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction BX891.R35213 1993 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923000838264

Translation of: Rechenschaft des Glaubens.

What is Christianity? -- The mystery of existence -- On the living God -- Jesus Christ -- The Holy Spirit -- The people of God in history -- Christian life -- Hope in God.

This volume consists of 174 selections grouped under eight headings, covering the full spectrum of Christian theology from theological anthropology to eschatology. The aim of the book is "to guide people to Rahner's spirituality and thought, with as much authenticity and diversity as possible"; to present Rahner's thought, to the extent that this is humanly feasible (there are some four thousand items in his bibliography). All the essential perspectives and dimensions of his theological work have been brought into play: his unique, experimental style of thinking; his thorough (but generally unobtrusive) familiarity with Scripture, the Church Fathers, and medieval theology; his way of defining concepts precisely; his critical objections in the area of Church life and politics; and the spiritual inexhaustibility of his intimate writings on prayer. The selections themselves are introduced by a forty-one-page "portrait" of Rahner by Bishop Lehmann, providing a masterful summary of his life and the history of his thought, a profile of the basic structure of his theology, and an appreciation of his incalculable contribution to life of the Church and the course of theology in the twentieth century. [Book jacket.

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