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Appointed by John XXIII to the Pontifical Secretariat for the
Promotion of the Unity of Christians, and then to the Vatican
Council as theologian (peritus), George Tavard directly contributed
to the writing of the Decree on Ecumenism and afterward served in
major ecumenical dialogues, both in the U.S. and internationally.
Born from this ecumenical experience and theological reflection and
influenced by theology in France, where Henri de Lubac was one of
his professors and he was personally acquainted with Jean Danielou
and Yves Congar, the author will guide the reader through the
problems, difficulties, intricacies, and also the hopes,
possibilities, and discoveries of the ecumenical way, leading to
see why John Paul II declared the ecumenical commitment of the
Catholic Church to be "irrevocable."
The greatest challenge to ecumenical dialogue has come not from
discussions on justification by faith or papal primacy or even
infallibility, but from discussions related to the Virgin Mary.
This remarkable assertion is the reason behind noted theologian and
ecumenist George Tavard's historical and ecumenical investigation
of the image of Mary. Mary belongs not only to Christians but to
Jews and Muslims as well. In a broad sense she can also be seen in
relation to female symbols of the Absolute not as divinity but as
divine. Time and changes in dogma have also affected the way Mary
is perceived. Tavard has therefore divided his investigation into
five parts. He gathers insights from Scripture (Part I), Tradition
(Part II), the Reformation (Part III), the Modern Age (Part IV),
and World Religions (Part V). Together these perspectives clarify
and enhance the Theotokos and her ties with the people of God.
George H. Tavard, a member of the Augustinians of the Assumption,
professor emeritus of theology at the Methodist Theological School
in Ohio, and distinguished professor of theology at Marquette
University, was a peritus at Vatican Council II, where he was
involved in preparing the decree on ecumenism. He has participated
in several international and American ecumenical dialogues and has
written extensively on theology and ecumenism.
This book attempts to outline a theology of the Church for the
twenty-first century. Starting from a principle that was enunciated
in Paul VI's first encyclical (Ecclesiam suam), it finds its focus
in the awareness of being the Church that is implied in the
profession of the Christian faith. It takes full account of the
contemporary manner of reading Scripture, and it sees the tradition
as an unfinished forward movement. The ecumenical dialogues and the
encounter with religions that were the fruits of Vatican Council II
contribute to the discussion. The future of the Church is
anticipated in light of scientific findings regarding the shape and
history of the universe. This ecclesiology is profoundly Cathohlic,
experiential, and Trinitarian.
With Juana Inés de la Cruz and the Theology of Beauty, George H.
Tavard presents the first thorough investigation of the theology of
the greatest Latin American poet before our own time. HIs program
is all the more important because she was the first woman of this
continent to assert the right of women to study to the full extent
of their capacities. An intelligent and intellectual woman, Juana
Inés was eager to live a life of scholarship and felt "a great
aversion to matrimony," which directed her to enter the convent in
1667. Tavard provides a thought-provoking analysis both of the
theological ideas that Juana Inés expressed in poetry and prose
and of the conclusions, provisional or definitive, she may have
reached about herself and about humanity.Through a close study of
many of her clearly authenticated works—her didactic poem,
Primero Sueño (First Dream); her poems in honor of the saints; her
religious drama; her poems in honor of Christ and the Virgin; her
lyric verse on devotional themes; and her prose writings on
religious topics--Tavard draws out Sor Juana’s conception of the
world and the soul, her ideas about the saints, her understanding
of the Virgin, and her Christology. He offers a coherent
theological and spiritual argument for Juana’s renunciation of
further writing in 1692. In discussing the shape of her theological
imagination, Tavard concludes that for Juana, “the physical and
spiritual beauty of creatures, a gift of God’s love, acts as a
theopany” through which divine glory is perceived.
With Juana Ines de la Cruz and the Theology of Beauty, George H.
Tavard presents the first thorough investigation of the theology of
the greatest Latin American poet before our own time. HIs program
is all the more important because she was the first woman of this
continent to assert the right of women to study to the full extent
of their capacities. An intelligent and intellectual woman, Juana
Ines was eager to live a life of scholarship and felt "a great
aversion to matrimony," which directed her to enter the convent in
1667. Tavard provides a thought-provoking analysis both of the
theological ideas that Juana Ines expressed in poetry and prose and
of the conclusions, provisional or definitive, she may have reached
about herself and about humanity.
Tavard takes up the question of the genesis and development of
modern Catholic ecumenism.
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