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Thomas O'Loughlin focuses on such issues as the immanence and
transcendence of God, the notion of creation, the relation between
the individual and community, the heroic ideal of Christian life,
and notions of death and resurrection.
What is the point of the Lectionary? What are the problems and
opportunities that it presents to those who use it? What are its
strengths and weaknesses as an aid to worship? How can it be used
and communicated most effectively today? These are among the key
questions that Thomas O'Loughlin explores in this stimulating and
much-needed guide.
One of the significant developments in scholarship in the latter
half of the twentieth century was the awareness among historians of
ideas, historians of theology, and medievalists of the importance
of the Christian scriptures in the Latin Middle Ages. In contrast
to an earlier generation of scholars who considered the medieval
period as a 'Bible-free zone', recent investigations have shown the
central role of scripture in literature, art, law, liturgy, and
formal religious education. Indeed, to understand the Latin Middle
Ages one must understand the value they placed upon the Bible, how
they related to it, and how they studied it. However, despite the
new emphasis on the Bible's role and the place of exegesis in
medieval thought, our detailed understanding is all too meagre -
and generalisations, often imagined as valid for a period of close
to a millennium, abound. How the Scriptures were used in one
pursuit (formal theology for example relied heavily on 'allegory')
was often very different to the way they were used in another (e.g.
in history writing was interested in literal meanings), and
exegesis differed over time and with cultures. Similarly, while
most medieval writers were agreed that there were several 'senses'
within the text, the number and nature varied greatly as did the
strategies for accessing those meanings. This collection of fifteen
articles, concentrating on the early Latin middle ages, explores
this variety and highlights just how patchy has been our
understanding of medieval exegesis. We now may be aware of the
importance of the Bible, but the task of studying that phenomenon
is in its infancy.
Discipleship - that being a Christian is about learning and
discovering, acting and responding, choosing and collaborating - is
both a primordial Christian theme and a re-discovery of the
mid-twentieth century. But how does one discover its meaning? For
some it means programmes - like turning out a product, ignoring the
individuality of each's path. Others emphasize the group,
forgetting that every community's richness is valuing its members'
diversity. Is discipleship the way of the loner and
community-ignoring? But social beings learn discipleship in
communities. Community is not simply the club of like-minded
individuals but should model a new way of being. To uncover what
discipleship means, we must read the New Testament with the
awareness that how we see the world of the early Jesus followers is
radically different from the inherited theological underpinning of
many churches. Discipleship and Society in the Early Churches takes
our historical awareness seriously, and examines what biblical,
historical, and archaeological research can tell us about
discipleship today.
The Didache is one of the earliest Christian writings, earlier than
most of the documents that make up the New Testament. It provides
practical instructions on how a Christian community should
function, and offers unique insights into the way the earliest
Christians lived and worshipped. In this highly readable
introduction, Thomas O'Loughlin tells the intriguing story of the
Didache, from its discovery in the late nineteenth century to the
present. He then provides an illuminating commentary on the entire
text, highlighting areas of special interest to Christians today,
and ends with a fresh translation of the text itself.
Discipleship - that being a Christian is about learning and
discovering, acting and responding, choosing and collaborating - is
both a primordial Christian theme and a re-discovery of the
mid-twentieth century. But how does one discover its meaning? For
some it means programmes - like turning out a product, ignoring the
individuality of each's path. Others emphasize the group,
forgetting that every community's richness is valuing its members'
diversity. Is discipleship the way of the loner and
community-ignoring? But social beings learn discipleship in
communities. Community is not simply the club of like-minded
individuals but should model a new way of being. To uncover what
discipleship means, we must read the New Testament with the
awareness that how we see the world of the early Jesus followers is
radically different from the inherited theological underpinning of
many churches. Discipleship and Society in the Early Churches takes
our historical awareness seriously, and examines what biblical,
historical, and archaeological research can tell us about
discipleship today.
The only true apostle of Ireland who more or less converted the
country the single-handed? or A Christian bishop from the embattled
edge of a crumbling empire? All that can really be known of Patrick
comes from his authentic writings - the Confessio and the Epistola
(Address to the Soldiers of Coroticus). Thomas O'Loughlin's
engaging yet scholarly reflections on these fifth-century texts
lead us into a greater understanding of the mind of Patrick, the
man, believer and missionary.
A valuable resource for enhancing liturgical understanding. What is
the point of the Lectionary? What are the problems and
opportunities that it presents to those who use it? What are its
strengths and weaknesses as an aid to worship? How can it be used
and communicated most effectively today? These are among the key
questions Thomas O'Loughlin addresses in this stimulating and much
needed liturgical guide to the design, history, theology, and
purposes of the Lectionary.
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More than half a century after its introduction into the Easter
liturgy, the rite of the washing of feet on Holy Thursday goes to
the heart of what it means to take part in Christian liturgy-as
well as to live a Christian life. In Washing Feet: Imitating the
Example of Jesus in the Liturgy Today, Thomas O'Loughlin explores
the significance of mutual foot washing in early Christian
communities and in the rituals of churches today. Washing Feet is a
sound and engaging combination of liturgical theology, historical
exploration, and practical pastoral guidance. Clergy, liturgy
committees, and RCIA leaders involved in Holy Week liturgies will
find this a useful and accessible resource for understanding how
this practice is a key to how ordinary Christians understand the
nature of the church and their relationship to others within their
particular communites.
Theological reflection upon the Eucharist is dominated by two
paradigms: One approach interprets the Eucharist almost exclusively
in theological terms, shaped by Scholasticism and the Reformation.
Most discussions about the nature of the Eucharist, Eucharistic
presence or the role of the priest follow these categories, even if
they come in modern disguise. The other reads the Eucharist as an
event which can be explored empirically. O'Loughlin develops a new
understanding of the Eucharist. This can be done by looking afresh
at the historical evidence and bringing it in dialogue with modern
theology. In the past decades, historical research and new
discoveries have changed our view of the origins and the
development of the Eucharist. By bringing history into a fruitful
dialogue with sacramental and liturgical theology, he shows not
only ways how theology and practice can be brought closer together
again, but also how current ecumenical divisions can be overcome.
His book makes an important contribution to eucharistic theology,
both for individual church traditions as well as for ecumenical
dialogues.
Fergus Kerr, OP is one of the foremost Catholic theologians of his
generation. His works are widely read by specialists and students
in the UK, North America and across the world. His 'Theology after
Wittgenstein' is regarded as a seminal work in philosophical
theology. His 'After Aquinas: Versions of Thomism' and 'Twentieth
Century Catholic Theologians' are two of the finest
student-focussed introductions to their topics currently available.
The essays in this collection cover the two key areas of Kerr's
contribution: the relationship between theology and philosophy,
focusing particularly on Thomism; and twentieth century Catholic
thought. These themes provide the volume's coherence. A key
strength of this volume lies in the stature of its contributors.
These include the Canadian Catholic philosopher and
Templeton-laureate Charles Taylor, Stanley Hauerwas, John Milbank,
David Burrell and Denys Turner. A number of younger contributors,
representing the influence of Kerr over several generations, are
also represented.
The "Didache" (or "The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles") is one of
the earliest Christian writings, compiled between 50 and 70 CE.
Thus, it probably predates the four Gospels. It offers a unique
glimpse into how some of the earliest Christian communities lived
and worshiped.
This accessible volume offers an introductory guide to this
important text, including a new translation and a commentary
highlighting areas of interest to Christians today. It is an
essential resource for readers interested in history, Scripture,
and liturgy in Christianity's earliest period.
Adomnan, ninth abbot of Iona, wrote his book, On Holy Places (De
Locis Sanctis), in the closing years of the seventh century. It is
a detailed account of the sites mentioned in the Christian
scriptures, the overall topography, and the shrines that are in
Palestine and Egypt at that time. It is neatly broken into three
parts: Jerusalem, the surrounding areas, and then a few other
places. The whole has a contemporary and lively feel; and the
reader is then not surprised when Adomnan says he got his
information from a Gallic bishop name Arculf. Things then get
interesting for the more one probes, the book the amount of
information that could have been obtained from Arculf keeps
diminishing, while the amount that can be shown to be a reworking
of written sources increases. We then see that Adomnans book is an
attempt to compile a biblical studies manual according to the
demands of Augustine (354-430) - one of which was that there had to
be an empirical witness. Thus, Adomnan wrote the work and employed
Arculf as a literary device. However, he produced the desired
manual which remained in use until the Reformation. As a manual we
can use it to study the nature of scriptural studies in the Latin
world of the time, and perceptions of space, relics, pilgrimage,
and Islam. While a study of how the work was used by others,
transmitted, reworked (for example by the Venerable Bede) brings
unique light onto the theological world of the Carolingians.
Theological reflection upon the Eucharist is dominated by two
paradigms: One approach interprets the Eucharist almost exclusively
in theological terms, shaped by Scholasticism and the Reformation.
Most discussions about the nature of the Eucharist, Eucharistic
presence or the role of the priest follow these categories, even if
they come in modern disguise. The other reads the Eucharist as an
event which can be explored empirically. O'Loughlin develops a new
understanding of the Eucharist. This can be done by looking afresh
at the historical evidence and bringing it in dialogue with modern
theology. In the past decades, historical research and new
discoveries have changed our view of the origins and the
development of the Eucharist. By bringing history into a fruitful
dialogue with sacramental and liturgical theology, he shows not
only ways how theology and practice can be brought closer together
again, but also how current ecumenical divisions can be overcome.
His book makes an important contribution to eucharistic theology,
both for individual church traditions as well as for ecumenical
dialogues.
Fergus Kerr, OP is one of the foremost Catholic theologians of his
generation. His works are widely read by specialists and students
in the UK, North America and across the world. His Theology after
Wittgenstein is regarded as a seminal work in philosophical
theology. His After Aquinas: Versions of Thomism and Twentieth
Century Catholic Theologians are two of the finest student-focussed
introductions to their topics currently available. The essays in
this collection cover the two key areas of Kerrs contribution: the
relationship between theology and philosophy, focusing particularly
on Thomism; and twentieth century Catholic thought. These themes
provide the volumes coherence. A key strength of this volume lies
in the stature of its contributors. These include the Canadian
Catholic philosopher and Templeton-laureate Charles Taylor, Stanley
Hauerwas, John Milbank, David Burrell and Denys Turner. A number of
younger contributors, representing the influence of Kerr over
several generations, are also represented.
2020 Catholic Press Association first place award, ecumenism or
interfaith relations In November 2015, Pope Francis called on
theologians to explore whether normal Catholic practice should be
changed to allow Christians, belonging to other churches, to share
fully at the table when they take part in a Eucharist celebrated by
Catholics. Thomas O'Loughlin provides his contribution to that
challenge in this volume. He argues that the various ways of
thinking about what we are doing in the liturgy should lead us to
see intercommunion as enhancing our participation in the mystery of
the Church and the mystery we celebrate. Learn more and watch
Professor Tom O'Loughlin's interview with the Aqueduct Project,
discussing Eating Together, Becoming One:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ySkMzHtkMU
One of the significant developments in scholarship in the latter
half of the twentieth century was the awareness among historians of
ideas, historians of theology, and medievalists of the importance
of the Christian scriptures in the Latin Middle Ages. In contrast
to an earlier generation of scholars who considered the medieval
period as a 'Bible-free zone', recent investigations have shown the
central role of scripture in literature, art, law, liturgy, and
formal religious education. Indeed, to understand the Latin Middle
Ages one must understand the value they placed upon the Bible, how
they related to it, and how they studied it. However, despite the
new emphasis on the Bible's role and the place of exegesis in
medieval thought, our detailed understanding is all too meagre -
and generalisations, often imagined as valid for a period of close
to a millennium, abound. How the Scriptures were used in one
pursuit (formal theology for example relied heavily on 'allegory')
was often very different to the way they were used in another (e.g.
in history writing was interested in literal meanings), and
exegesis differed over time and with cultures. Similarly, while
most medieval writers were agreed that there were several 'senses'
within the text, the number and nature varied greatly as did the
strategies for accessing those meanings. This collection of fifteen
articles, concentrating on the early Latin middle ages, explores
this variety and highlights just how patchy has been our
understanding of medieval exegesis. We now may be aware of the
importance of the Bible, but the task of studying that phenomenon
is in its infancy.
Thomas O'Loughlin examines the theological framework within which
St. Patrick presented his experiences and considers how the Celtic
lands of Ireland and Wales developed a distinctive view of sin,
reconciliation, and Christian law which they later exported to the
rest of western Christianity. He looks at writers like Adomnan of
Iona and at Muirchu, who reflected on the meaning of the conversion
of his people two centuries earlier. He surveys how they approached
liturgy, sacred time, and the Last Things. By examining well-known
texts such as the Voyage of St. Brendan, the Stowe Missal, and the
Book of Armagh from the standpoint of formal theology, the book
brings familiar texts to life in a new way.
When Vatican II provided (to universal astonishment) that worship
might be conducted in the vernacular, there immediately arose the
question for English-speakers: What will our vernacular language of
liturgy be like? In the event the Church devised a process by which
an 'International Commission on English in the Liturgy' (ICEL)
drafted translations, and they were then approved by the
appropriate authorities in Rome. Thus the first official texts in
English came into force in 1973 and became the accustomed texts of
two generations of worshippers. Then in 2001 the Vatican
'Instruction', Liturgiam Authenticam, set out a new set of
principles for translation, not least that the language should be
more 'Latinate' and should not steer too near to texts used by
other denominations. A new ICEL was appointed, next texts were
drafted and sent to Rome for vetting and approval, and finally new
authorized English-language texts came into force in September
2011. Much of the reaction to the new texts, whether from ordinary
worshippers, journalists, theologians or English scholars, has been
adverse. So at an early stage Thomas O'Loughlin, convened a study
day with invited speakers, including both Roman Catholics and
Anglicans, in Spring 2012. Now, at the request of the Alcuin/GROW
Joint Editorial Board, Thomas O'Loughlin has edited the papers to
give them more permanent form. The result is a valuable critical
resource enunciating principles of translation and bringing the new
liturgical texts under careful professional scrutiny.
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