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Salvation for All

God's Other Peoples

By: Gerald O'Collins

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This book examines in depth and at length what the Old Testament and the New Testament hold about the salvation of God's 'other peoples'. The Bible repeatedly witnesses to the universal scope of the divine love for all human beings and the chances of salvation that are available to them. Since the Israelites experienced for many centuries, both at home and abroad, the religion and culture of numerous other peoples, the Old Testament texts have much to say, both positively and negatively, about the religious prospects and destiny of these peoples. In its second half this book scrutinizes what Jesus, the evangelists, Paul and the Letter to the Hebrews indicate about God's loving designs for all human beings. At the end, the book breaks new ground by developing the universal presence of the risen Jesus (along with the Holy Spirit) and his role as universal Wisdom, and the full teaching of the Letter to the Hebrews on the possibility of faith for all people.

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Catholicism

A Very Short Introduction

By: Gerald O'Collins

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Catholicism

A Very Short Introduction

By: Gerald O'Collins

Among the topics covered in this introduction to the largest and oldest institution in the world are the origins of the Catholic Church, how Catholicism has changed and adapted over the centuries and the challenges the Catholic Church faces in the 21st century.

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Easter Faith

Believing in the Risen Jesus

By: Gerald O'Collins

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Easter Faith

Believing in the Risen Jesus

By: Gerald O'Collins

Belief in the resurrection of Jesus is central to the Christian faith. But how sure can we be that this belief is well-founded? In Easter Faith one of the most distinguished Catholic biblical scholars and theologians of our time draws on a lifetime's study and research to review the evidence for the credibility of the resurrection. The result is a lucid and elegant work that brings together biblical scholarship, theology, and lived experience into a unique and compelling portrait of the Easter faith of the Christian community. +

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The Convergence of Theology

A Festschrift Honoring Gerald O'Collins, S.J.

By: Gerald O'Collins

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The Convergence of Theology

A Festschrift Honoring Gerald O'Collins, S.J.

By: Gerald O'Collins

The Convergence of Theology is a collection of essays written to honor Gerald O'Collins, S.J., beloved and highly esteemed author, lecturer and professor of theology at the Gregorian University in Rome, for his 70th birthday. The 21 essays revolve around four different areas: I. New Testament Studies II. Vatican I, Vatican II, and Catholic Theology III. Fundamental Theology and Spirituality IV. Resurrection and Christology

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Catholicism

A Very Short Introduction

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A Very Short Introduction

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The Second Vatican Council

Message and Meaning

By: Gerald O'Collins

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The Second Vatican Council

Message and Meaning

By: Gerald O'Collins

This book presents and explores Vatican II's developments in doctrine about divine revelation; the nature, mission, and collegialilty of the Church; religious freedom; and the divine grace that reaches all human beings. It takes up the profound significance of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, which opened the way for the Council's subsequent teaching." -- back cover.

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The Second Vatican Council on Other Religions

By: Gerald O'Collins

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The Second Vatican Council on Other Religions

By: Gerald O'Collins

Many observers greeted the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) as the most important religious event in the twentieth century. Its implementation and impact are still being felt in the Catholic Church, the wider Christian world, and beyond. One sea change that Vatican II brought concerned Roman Catholic attitudes towards Judaism, Islam, and other religions. Gerald O'Collins breaks fresh ground by examining in detail five documents from the Council which embodied a new mindset about other religious faiths and mandated changes that quickly led to international and national dialogues between the Catholic Church and the followers of non-Christian religions. The book also includes chapters on the insights that prepared the way for the rethinking expressed by Vatican II, and on the follow-up to the Council's teaching found in the work of Pope John Paul II and Jacques Dupuis. O'Collins ably illustrates how the Council made a startling advance in official Catholic teaching about followers of other living faiths. Carefully researched, the book is written in the clear, accessible style that readers of previous works by O'Collins will recognize.

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Jesus Our Redeemer

A Christian Approach to Salvation

By: Gerald O'Collins

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Jesus Our Redeemer

A Christian Approach to Salvation

By: Gerald O'Collins

Jesus Our Redeemer examines what it means when Christians call Jesus their 'Redeemer' or 'Saviour'. It tackles such questions as: How can redemptive events in the past (Christ's life, death, and resurrection) bring about saving effects in the present? Why do human beings need redemption, both individually and collectively? What images of God are implied by the saving action of God and by human needs? Gerald O'Collins SJ draws on the scriptures, Christian hymns and texts for worship, literature, the visual arts, and other sources. He examines four major models of how redemption through Christ has been thought to work: theories of deliverance, penal substitution, sacrifice, and transforming love. He concludes by considering the outworking of salvation in the life of the Church, the situation of non-Christians, and the final consummation of human life and the created world at the end of time.

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Inspiration

Towards a Christian Interpretation of Biblical Inspiration

By: Gerald O'Collins

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Inspiration

Towards a Christian Interpretation of Biblical Inspiration

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Inspiration: Towards a Christian Interpretation of Biblical Inspiration anchors its study of inspiration firmly in the Scriptures and examines the inspired nature of the Bible and its inspiring impact. Gerald O'Collins begins by examining classical view of inspiration expounded by Karl Barth and Raymond Collins. He takes up the inspired origin of the Old Testament, where earlier books helped to inspire later books, before moving to the New Testament, which throughout shows the inspiring impact of the inherited Scriptures--both in direct citations and in many echoes. The work then investigates the Bible's inspiring influence on Christian worship, preaching, teaching, the visual arts, literature, and life. After a chapter that clarifies the interrelationship between divine revelation, tradition, and inspiration, two chapters expound ten characteristics of biblical inspiration, with special emphasis on the inspiring quality of the Bible. O'Collins explains a major consequence of inspiration, biblical truth, and the grounds on which the Church 'canonized' the Scriptures. After spelling out three approaches to biblical interpretation (the authorial intention, the role of readers, and the primacy of the text itself), the book ends by setting out ten principles for engaging theologically with the Scriptures. An epilogue highlights two achievements of the book. By carefully distinguishing inspiration from divine revelation and biblical truth, it can deliver readers from false problems. This work also underlines the inspiring effects of the Scriptures as part of the Holy Spirit's work of inspiration.

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Rethinking Fundamental Theology

By: Gerald O'Collins

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Rethinking Fundamental Theology

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This book identifies the distinguishing features of fundamental theology, as distinct from philosophical theology, natural theology, apologetics, and other similar disciplines. Addressing the potential for confusion about basic Christian claims and beliefs, Gerald O'Collins sets out to relaunch fundamental theology as a discipline by presenting a coherent vision of basic theological questions and positions that lay the ground for work in specific areas of systematic theology. Rethinking Fundamental Theology examines central theological questions: about God, human experience and, specifically, religious experience; the divine revelation coming through the history of Israel and through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus; human faith that responds to revelation; the nature of tradition that transmits the record and reality of revelation; the structure of biblical inspiration and truth, as well as basic issues concerned with the formation of the canon; the founding of the Church with some leadership structures; the relationship between Christ's revelation and the faith of those who follow other religions. O'Collins concludes with some reflections on theological method. Written with the scholarship and accessibility for which O'Collins is known and valued, this book will relaunch fundamental theology as a distinct and necessary discipline in faculties and departments of theology and religious studies around the world.

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Pause for Thought

Making Time for Prayer, Jesus, and God

By: Gerald O'Collins, SJ,Gerald O'Collins

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Pause for Thought

Making Time for Prayer, Jesus, and God

By: Gerald O'Collins, SJ,Gerald O'Collins

With a wealth of experience as a theologian, scholar, and popular speaker on spirituality, Rev. Gerald O'Collins, SJ, engages the reader by using vivid images and practical ways to deepen one's personal prayer life. Five parts comprise these reflections: Prayer The Coming and Mission of Jesus The Suffering and Death of Jesus The Resurrection and Risen Life of Jesus Our God This book is an ideal resource for contemporary persons who often find themselves preoccupied, distracted, and busy, yet desire a spiritual compass for daily life. Book jacket.

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Focus on Jesus

Essays in Christology and Soteriology

By: Gerald O'Collins,Daniel Kendall

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Focus on Jesus

Essays in Christology and Soteriology

By: Gerald O'Collins,Daniel Kendall

Who do you say I am?" Jesus asked his disciples. There has never been a shortage of answers to his question, and the debate has never been more intense than it is today. Each generation produces its own versions of Jesus, some more, some less in keeping with the traditions of the Church. In this book, two eminent Jesuit theologians present some of the fruits of their many years of labor on the question of Jesus and his identity, sometimes in confrontaion with other theologians -- notably John Dominic Crossan, John Hick, Hans Kung, and Edward Schillebeeckx, as well as other writers on the wilder shores of speculation. Difficult questions about his incarnation, birth, ministry, crucifixion, resurrection and work of salvation are all debated with scholarship and sensitivity to the mystery of the one who is at the heart of Christian life and thought, Jesus Christ.

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The Lord's Prayer

By: Gerald O'Collins

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The Lord's Prayer

By: Gerald O'Collins

In The Lord's Prayer, the author explains what the prayer meant to Jesus himself and to his first followers, and he also describes what the 'Our Father' has continued to mean over the centuries and what it means today. Like the story of his birth, death and resurrection, the prayer Jesus shared with his disciples has gone out to all nations and cultures. The Lord's Prayer summarises the message of the kingdom and of the Gospel."--BOOK JACKET.

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A Concise Dictionary of Theology

By: Gerald O'Collins,Edward G. Farrugia

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A Concise Dictionary of Theology

By: Gerald O'Collins,Edward G. Farrugia

This third edition identifies and clarifies a thousand central theological terms, providing necessary information about their origin, the history of their usage, and their place in the story of Christianity. The authors have introduced into many entires findings from the latest scholarship, as well as fresh developoments in the church life and teaching. For easy reference, there are also both a chart of the Catholic Church's twenty-one general councils and a timeline." - back cover.

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Illuminating the New Testament

The Gospels, Acts, and Paul

By: O'Collins, Gerald, SJ

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Illuminating the New Testament

The Gospels, Acts, and Paul

By: O'Collins, Gerald, SJ

A collection of eighteen essays on the Gospels, Acts, and the letters of Paul, written throughout Gerald O’Collins's distinguished career.

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The Bible for Theology

Ten Principles for the Theological Use of Scripture

By: Gerald O'Collins,Daniel Kendall

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The Bible for Theology

Ten Principles for the Theological Use of Scripture

By: Gerald O'Collins,Daniel Kendall

Proposes and explains ten principles that can guide the use of the scriptures in theology, then tests these principles by applying them to central issues about Jesus Christ, the Trinity and the doctrine of the Church.

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Tradition

Understanding Christian Tradition

By: Gerald O'Collins

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Tradition

Understanding Christian Tradition

By: Gerald O'Collins

A 1963 report on tradition from the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches signalled a substantial convergence between the churches over Christian tradition and its relationship to Scripture. However, since the 1960s theologians have regularly ignored the theme of tradition. The few who have discussed this theme have not used the help provided by some sociologists towards understanding the role of tradition in human and religious life: for instance, as being all-pervasive and as shaping the identity of various societies and groups. The process and presence of Christian tradition embrace baptism and other sacraments, Bible, creeds and other doctrines, art, architecture, hymns, pilgrimages, literature, the celebration of Christmas, Easter and other feasts, and much else besides. Particular traditions can call for scrutiny and reform. Tradition: Understanding Christian Tradition proposes various criteria (e.g. the message of the Scriptures and spiritual experience) for discerning and evaluating specific traditions. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, the risen Christ himself is the central Tradition (upper case) at the heart of all Christian traditions. The Spirit remains the primary bearer of the Church's tradition; the secondary agents of tradition include not only ordained ministers but also all the baptized faithful. In the history of Christianity, tradition has interpreted and actualized the Scriptures, but has also been interpreted and challenged by them. An appendix explains the insights coming from specialists in the study of collective memory; their work also sheds light on the workings of Christian tradition.

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Catholicism: A Very Short Introduction

By: Gerald O'Collins

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Catholicism: A Very Short Introduction

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What are the origins of the Catholic Church? How has Catholicism changed and adapted over the centuries? What challenges does the Catholic Church face in the twenty-first century? Gerald O'Collins answers these and other questions in this clear, accessible introduction to the largest and oldest institution in the world.

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Believing in the Resurrection

The Meaning and Promise of the Risen Jesus

By: Gerald O'Collins

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Believing in the Resurrection

The Meaning and Promise of the Risen Jesus

By: Gerald O'Collins

Gerald O'Collins, SJ, is professor emeritus of the Gregorian University (Rome) and now adjunct professor at Australian Catholic University. An international authority in the area of resurrection studies, he has published seven books and dozens of articles on the resurrection of Jesus.

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Living Vatican II

The 21st Council for the 21st Century

By: Gerald O'Collins

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Living Vatican II

The 21st Council for the 21st Century

By: Gerald O'Collins

Vatican II was the first council in the story of Catholic Christianity to deserve being labeled intercontinental and intercultural. What has been its impact? How should one describe and evaluate its reception by Catholics and its wider follow-up among others? How should this twenty-first council be heard, received, and lived as we move further ahead into the twenty-first century? What perspectives does it offer for the future to those who seek to assimilate it creatively? As a leading theologian, the author uses a highly personal approach in answering these and many other questions, which makes for a compulsively readable book that illuminates the workings of the Church. Living Vatican II explores the liturgical renewal after Vatican II, the reception of the Council's moral teaching, the impact of Vatican II on theology, and the work of some key institutions in Rome and elsewhere toward implementing the teaching and decisions of this council. Finally, the book offers insightful suggestions about the future of the Church. Book jacket.

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The Convergence of Theology

A Festschrift Honoring Gerald O'Collins, S.J.

By: Gerald O'Collins

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The Convergence of Theology

A Festschrift Honoring Gerald O'Collins, S.J.

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Revelation

Towards a Christian Interpretation of God's Self-Revelation in Jesus Christ

By: Gerald O'Collins

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Revelation

Towards a Christian Interpretation of God's Self-Revelation in Jesus Christ

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Since the late 1980s the theme of God's self-revelation has been treated only briefly in Christian theology, at times simply ignored, and often confused with biblical inspiration. Revelation: Towards a Christian Theology of God's Self-Revelation lays out its basic characteristics, and begins by distinguishing between revelation in the primary sense (a living encounter with God's self-disclosure) and in the secondary sense (statements of faith derived from that encounter, or 'propositional' revelation). It considers revelation as transforming and informing, as being 'sacramental' or mediated through words and deeds, as communicated through an endless variety of means and mediators, as related to but distinct from biblical inspiration and truth, and as reaching those of 'other' faiths or of no faith at all. Gerald O'Collins skilfully distinguishes between past (or 'foundational') revelation, present (or 'dependent') revelation, and future (or 'eschatological') revelation. He expounds with ecumenical sensitivity the complex relationship between tradition and scripture. O'Collins moves into controversial areas by insisting that the divine self- revelation takes place only when received by human faith and that 'outside revelation there is no salvation (extra revelationem nulla salus'). This volume offers a coherent account of God's self-revelation, which can serve as a basis for all that follows in theology and for dialogue with those who follow 'other' living faiths or none at all. O'Collins extends and enriches what he has proposed in earlier books and articles about the characteristics of God's self-revelation.

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The Tripersonal God

Understanding and Interpreting the Trinity

By: Gerald O'Collins

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The Tripersonal God

Understanding and Interpreting the Trinity

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Now in a revised edition, this book examines the Old Testament roots of trinitarian thought, the historical developments that gave rise to the doctrine of the trinity and contemporary thinking about trinitarian issues.

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Saint Augustine on the Resurrection of Christ

Teaching, Rhetoric, and Reception

By: Gerald O'Collins

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Saint Augustine on the Resurrection of Christ

Teaching, Rhetoric, and Reception

By: Gerald O'Collins

Despite an enormous amount of literature on St Augustine of Hippo, this work provides the first examination of what he taught about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Augustine expounded Christ's resurrection in his sermons, letters, Answer to Faustus the Manichean, the City of God, Expositions of the Psalms, and the Trinity. Saint Augustine on the Resurrection of Christ: Teaching, Rhetoric, and Reception explores what Augustine held about the centrality of Christ's resurrection from the dead, the agency of Christ's resurrection, and the nature of his risen existence. Leading scholar, Gerald O'Collins, investigates the impact of his resurrection on others and his mediatory role as the risen High Priest. O'Collins then unpicks Augustine's rhetorical justification for the resurrection of Christ: evidence from creation, human history, and the desires of all human beings. This groundbreaking study illustrates the enduring significance of Augustine's teaching on and apologetic for the resurrection, and updates, augments, and corrects what Augustine held.

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The Spirituality of the Second Vatican Council

By: Gerald O'Collins

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The Spirituality of the Second Vatican Council

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Presents the rich spirituality that Vatican II offers to all the faithful, a spirituality that has been widely neglected.

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Lost in Translation

The English Language and the Catholic Mass

By: Gerald O'Collins,John Wilkins

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Lost in Translation

The English Language and the Catholic Mass

By: Gerald O'Collins,John Wilkins

In this book, Gerald O'Collins, SJ, takes a systematic look at the 2010 English translation of the Roman Missal and the ways it fails to achieve what the Second Vatican Council mandated: the full participation of priest and people. Critiquing the unsatisfactory principles prescribed by the Vatican instruction Liturgiam Authenticam (2001), this book, which includes a chapter by John Wilkins: tells the story of the maneuverings that sidelined the 1998 translation approved by eleven conferences of English-speaking bishops, criticizes the 2010 translation, and illustrates the clear superiority of the 1998 translation, the "Missal that never was

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Catholicism

The Story of Catholic Christianity

By: Gerald J. O'Collins,Mario J. Farrugia

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Catholicism

The Story of Catholic Christianity

By: Gerald J. O'Collins,Mario J. Farrugia

The bestselling Catholicism has now been revised and updated for an eagerly-anticipated second edition. This lucid and accessible account explains how Roman Catholicism and its beliefs and practices came to be what they are. Renowned scholars Gerald O'Collins and Mario Farrugia move through history to sum up the present characteristics of Catholic Christianity and the major challenges it faces in the third millennium. Clear and engaging, the authors present matters in a fresh and original way. They skilfully depict the Catholic heritage and show that Catholicism is a dynamic and living faith. O'Collins and Farrugia engage with contemporary moral issues and explore the challenges which Catholics and other Christians must face. This is an authoritative, lively, and up-to-date introduction to Catholicism for the twenty-first century.

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Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, The

A Lived Experience

By: O'Collins, Gerald, SJ

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Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, The

A Lived Experience

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The book follows the structure of the Spiritual Exercises, commenting on major themes in what Ignatius calls the First Week, the Second Week, the Third Week, and the Fourth Week, ending with the Contemplation for Attaining Love. It engages the audience by introducing fresh reflections on the Principle and Foundation (to be read in the context of late medieval marriage vows), and by using, at length, several episodes in the Gospel stories (e.g. the nativity of Christ, the call to service of Peter’s mother-in-law, the particular approaches of the evangelists to Christ’s passion and death, and the place of Ch. 21 in John’s theology of love) to show how contemporary biblical interpretation enriches possibilities for prayer. Resources for prayer are drawn from Christian painting, sculpture, music, literature (e.g., Pascal and Kierkegaard) and poetry. The author explores links between the Exercises and the traditional practice of lectio divina. In doing this, he illustrates the scope of teaching on lectio divina coming from the Second Vatican Council and shows how translators and commentators have missed the Council’s use of the technical term lectio divina.

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A Short Guide to Writing a Thesis

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A Short Guide to Writing a Thesis

By: Gerald OCollins

This book is about how postgraduate students might choose a topic for their thesis that they can investigate and turn into a short paper or a long dissertation. The book looks at questions like the following. What should feed into their choice of a supervisor? How should they compile and organise their bibliography and set about writing the introduction? What are some tips for writing paragraphs and entire chapters and producing conclusions? What are ways of providing references, using helpful (or at least correct) punctuation, avoiding common mistakes in spelling, and improving their level of writing? When difficulties arise for instance, with their supervisor, how might they cope with and resolve such difficulties? This book is a guide. It aims to offer straightforward suggestions about doing research, putting the results into a convincing form, and dealing with difficulties that inevitably arise. The overall objective of this book is to provide students and their supervisors with some down-to-earth proposals about things to do and things to avoid when preparing and producing a long essay or a thesis. This book is the result of many years of teaching and supervising students.

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The Beauty of Jesus Christ

Filling out a Scheme of St Augustine

By: Gerald J. O'Collins

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The Beauty of Jesus Christ

Filling out a Scheme of St Augustine

By: Gerald J. O'Collins

This book anchors its account of the beauty of Jesus Christ to a scheme found in St Augustine of Hippo's Expositions of the Psalms. There Augustine recognized the beauty of Christ at every stage-from his pre-existence ('beautiful in heaven'), through his incarnation, the public ministry ('beautiful in his miracles, beautiful in calling to life'), passion, crucifixion, burial, resurrection ('beautiful in taking up his life again'), and glorious life 'in heaven'. Augustine never filled out this laconic summary by writing a work on Christ and his beauty. The Beauty of Jesus Christ seems to be the first attempt in Christian history to write a comprehensive account of the beauty of Christ in the light of Augustine's list. The work begins by offering a working description of what it understands by beauty as being perfect, harmonious, and radiant. Beauty, above all the divine beauty, enjoys inexhaustible meaning and overlaps with 'the holy' or the awesome and fascinating mystery of God. Loving beauty opens the way to truth and helps us grasp and practise virtue. The books needs to add some items to Augustine's list by recognizing Christ's beauty in his baptism, transfiguration, and post-resurrection sending of the Holy Spirit. It also goes beyond Augustine by showing how the imagery and language Jesus prepared in his hidden life and then used in his ministry witness to the beautiful sensibility that developed during his years at home in Nazareth. Throughout, this book draws on the Scriptures to illustrate and justify Augustine's brief claims about the beauty revealed in the whole story of Christ, from his pre-existence to his risen 'post-existence'. Where appropriate, it also cites the witness to Christ's beauty that has come from artists, composers of sacred music, the creators of icons, and writers.

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The Salvation of the Remnant in Isaiah 11

11-12: An Exegesis of a Prophecy of Hope and Its Relevance Today

By: Gerald Emem Umoren

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The Salvation of the Remnant in Isaiah 11

11-12: An Exegesis of a Prophecy of Hope and Its Relevance Today

By: Gerald Emem Umoren

As a response to this situation, this dissertation, which scored a summa grade on presentation to the Biblical section of the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas, Rome, is basically an exegetico-theological inquiry into the meaning and possible implication of Is. 11: 11-12 which proposes the salvation of the remnant.

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1581123752

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Saint Augustine on the Resurrection of Christ

Teaching, Rhetoric, and Reception

By: Gerald O'Collins

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Saint Augustine on the Resurrection of Christ

Teaching, Rhetoric, and Reception

By: Gerald O'Collins

A study of Augustine's account of the resurrection of Christ followed by an examination of the reception of those ideas in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

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0198799543

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Christology: A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Study of Jesus

By: Gerald O'Collins, SJ

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Christology: A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Study of Jesus

By: Gerald O'Collins, SJ

In this fully revised and updated second edition of his accessible account of systematic Christology, Gerald O'Collins continues to challenge the contemporary publishing trend for sensationalist books on Jesus that are supported neither by the New Testament witness nor by mainline Christian beliefs. This book critically examines the best biblical and historical scholarship before tackling head-on some of the key questions of systematic Christology: does orthodox faith present Jesus the man as deficient and depersonalized? Is his sinlessness compatible with the exercise of a free human will? Does up-to-date exegesis challenge his virginal conception and personal resurrection? Can one reconcile Jesus' role as universal Saviour with the truth and values to be found in other religions? What should the feminist movement highlight in presenting Jesus? This integral Christology is built around the resurrection of the crucified Jesus, highlights love as the key to redemption, and proposes a synthesis of the divine presence through Jesus. Clear, balanced, and accessible, this book should be valued by any student reading systematic theology, anyone training for the ministry in all denominations, as well as interested general readers.

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Royal Historical Society Annual Bibliography of British and Irish History

Publications Of 1990

By: Gerald K. Helleiner

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Royal Historical Society Annual Bibliography of British and Irish History

Publications Of 1990

By: Gerald K. Helleiner

The Royal Historical Society's Annual Bibliography provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of books and articles on historical topics published in a single calendar year. It is divided into sections covering British and Irish history from Roman Britain to the present day, and is arranged alphabetically.

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