Rethinking the Medieval Legacy for Contemporary Theology (Paperback)

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.
"This is a splendid collection of essays. Anselm K. Min has assembled a distinguished group of theologians who persuasively argue for the relevance of the Christian theology of the Middle Ages to the problems we face in the twenty-first century." --Kevin Hart, Edwin B. Kyle Professor of Christian Studies, University of Virginia

General

Imprint:	University of Notre Dame Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2014
First published:	2014
Editors:	Anselm K. Min
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-268-03534-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Christianity > Christian theology
LSN:	0-268-03534-2
Barcode:	9780268035341

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