The contemporary Catholic Church finds itself in deep crisis as it
questions which elements are essential to the Catholic faith, and
which can be changed. Bringing a longue duree perspective to this
issue, Michael Seewald historicizes the problem and investigates
how theologians of the past addressed it in light of the challenges
that they faced in their time. He explores the intense intellectual
efforts made by theologians to explain how new components were
added to Christian doctrine over time, and that dogma has always
been subject to change. Acknowledging the historic cleavage between
'conservatives' who refer to tradition, and reformers, who
formulate their arguments to address contemporary needs, Seewald
shows that Catholic thought is intellectually expansive, enabling
the Church to be transformed in order to meet the challenges of the
present day. His book demonstrates how theology has dealt with the
realization that there is a simultaneity of continuity and
discontinuity in doctrinal matters.
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