Past Book Reviews
Issue
Publication Date
Book Review: Heim, S. Mark: Crucified Wisdom: Theological Reflection on Christ and the Bodhisattva
Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
May 7, 2019
Book Review: Godzieba, Anthony J.: A Theology of the Presence and Absence of God
Michael L. Cook
February 27, 2019
Book Review: Simpson, Christopher Ben, and Brendan Thomas Sammon (eds.): William Desmond and Contemporary Theology
Ryan G. Duns
February 27, 2019
Book Review: Panikkar, Raimon., and Milena Carrara Pavan (ed.): Opera Omnia Volume V, Buddhism
David B. Gray
February 27, 2019
Book Review: Orobator, Agbonkhianmege E.: Religion and Faith in Africa
T. Howland Sanks, S.J.
February 27, 2019
FROM CONFLICT TO RECONCILIATION: DISCIPLESHIP IN THE THEOLOGY OF JON SOBRINO
Building on the theology of Jon Sobrino, the author constructs a Christian spirituality of reconciliation that empowers the human person to confront the challenges of ...
REVISITING MISSION AT VATICAN II: THEOLOGY AND PRACTICE FOR TODAY’S MISSIONARY CHURCH
The author argues that a closer and fresh reading of the Vatican II documents with an eye to the theme of mission might suggest that ...
“AFTER ALL, AFRICA IS LARGELY A NONLITERATE CONTINENT”: THE RECEPTION OF VATICAN II IN AFRICA
The article examines critical factors that determined the impact, reception, and implementation of Vatican II in Africa. Drawing on historical accounts, the author identifies and ...
VIRTUE ETHICS: NATURAL AND CHRISTIAN
The article examines critical factors that determined the impact, reception, and implementation of Vatican II in Africa. Drawing on historical accounts, the author identifies and ...
The Trinitarian Depths of Vatican
Central to Vatican II’s deliberations on the church was a fundamental rediscovery: the church’s origin in the mystery of the Trinity. How this rediscovery permeates ...
THE GROUPE DES DOMBES DOCUMENT “ONE TEACHER” (2005): TOWARD A POSTCONCILIAR CATHOLIC RECEPTION
The Groupe des Dombes is a unique gathering of French-speaking ecumenists who, over almost 70 years, have provided a distinguished corpus of ecumenical documents addressing ...
“I AM JOSEPH, YOUR BROTHER”: A JEWISH PERSPECTIVE ON CHRISTIAN-JEWISH RELATIONS SINCE NOSTRA AETATE NO. 4
The article reviews the impact of Nostra aetate on Christian-Jewish relations and offers a Jewish perspective, including consideration of the Jewishness of Jesus as well ...
WHAT NOSTRA AETATE INAUGURATED: A CONVERSION TO THE “PROVIDENTIAL MYSTERY OF OTHERNESS”
The Second Vatican Council’s declaration Nostra aetate (NA) is regarded as a “watershed” document. NA no. 4, on relations with the Jewish people, is frequently ...
THE “PATIENT AND FRATERNAL DIALOGUE” ON PAPAL INFALLIBILITY: CONTRIBUTIONS OF A FREE-CHURCH THEOLOGIAN
Typically, critical evaluations of doctrines of infallibility seek to highlight errors and contradictions in papal and conciliar teachings. Powell takes a different approach and examines ...
FAMILY ETHICS: BEYOND SEX AND CONTROVERSY
Contemporary moral theologians address a wider scope of ethical issues pertaining to families than did theologians of previous generations. In addition to attending to questions ...
VATICAN II AND THEOLOGICAL ETHICS
This note, extended into an article to commemorate Vatican II, argues that any study of the council and theological ethics must attend to World War ...
Vatican II: The History and the Narratives
The author discusses the relationship between historical studies and the hermeneutics of the Second Vatican Council. He seeks to develop a critical understanding of the ...