The Oxford Handbook of Catholic Theology

by Lewis Ayres (Editor), Medi Ann Volpe (Editor)

Overview

The Oxford Handbook of Catholic Theology provides a one-volume introduction to all the major aspects of Catholic theology. Part One considers the nature of theological thinking, and the major topics of Catholic teaching, including the Triune God, the Creation, and the mission of the Incarnate Word. It also covers the character of the Christian sacramental life and the major themes of Catholic moral teaching. The treatments in the first part of the Handbook offer personal syntheses of Catholic teaching, but each offers an account in accord with Catholic theology as it is expressed in the Second Vatican Council and authoritative documentation. Part Two focuses on the historical development of Catholic Theology. An initial section offers essays on some of Catholic theology's most important sources between 200 and 1870, and the final section of the collection considers all the main movements and developments in Catholic theology across the world since 1870.

This comprehensive volume features fifty-six original contributions by some of the best-known names in current Catholic theology from the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. The chapters are written in an engaging and easily comprehensible style functioning both as a scholarly reference and as a survey of the field. There are no comparable studies available in one volume and the book will be an indispensable reference for students of Catholic theology at all levels and in all contexts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198897569
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/07/2023
Series:	Oxford Handbooks
Pages:	1008
Sales rank:	851,794
Product dimensions:	9.68(w) x 6.78(h) x 2.06(d)

About the Author

Lewis Ayres, Professore Invitato, Pontifical University of St Thomas in Rome (the Angelicum); Professor of Catholic and Historical Theology, Durham University,Medi Ann Volpe, Director of Research, Wesley House, Cambridge

Lewis Ayres is Professore Invitato at the Pontifical University of St Thomas in Rome (the Angelicum), Professor of Catholic and Historical Theology at Durham University, and Professional Fellow at the Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia. His published works include Nicaea and Its Legacy (Oxford University Press, 2004) and Augustine and the Trinity (Cambridge University Press, 2010).

Medi Ann Volpe has taught at Emory University in the USA and at Durham University in the UK. She is currently Director of Research at Wesley House, Cambridge. She is the author of Rethinking Christian Identity: Doctrine and Discipleship (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013), as well as articles discussing theology and disability, and other topics in moral theology.

Table of Contents

PART I: CATHOLIC TEACHINGThe Enterprise of Catholic Theology1. What is Catholic Theology?, Lewis Ayres2. The Scriptures and their Interpretation, Matthew Levering3. Faith and Reason, Balázs Mezei4. Analogy and the Fate of Reason, William DesmondGod, the Creation, and the History of Salvation5. Creation and Salvation, John McDade6. The Trinity's Loving Act of Creation, Thomas Weinandy7. Evil, Suffering, and Original Sin, Nicholas E. Lombardo OP8. Nicholas E Lombardo OP, Emmanuel Durand OP9 The Incarnation, Thomas Weinandy OFM Cap.10. The Holy Spirit, Thomas Joseph White OP11. The Church, Paul McPartlan12. Our Lady and the Saints, Emery DeGaal13. Eschatology, Paul O'CallaghanThe Sacramental Life14. The Sacramental Life, David Fagerberg15. The Liturgy, Pamela Jackson16. Eucharist, Frederick Bauerschmidt17. Holy Orders, Susan Wood, SCL18. Marriage and Sexuality, David Cloutier19. Mission and Evangelization, Daniel Keating20. Prayer, Martin Laird OSACatholic Moral Theology21. Catholic Moral Anthropology, Medi Ann Volpe22. Virtue and Catholic Moral Theology, Livio Melina23. The Natural Law in Catholic Ethics, Kevin Flannery, SJ24. Grace and Justification, Joseph Wawrykow25. Life and Death, Jana Bennett26. Catholic Social Teaching, David Matzko McCarthy27. Catholic Teaching on Politics and the State, Chad PecknoldPART II: MODERN CATHOLIC THEOLOGYSources in Catholic Theology up to Vatican I28. Origen and Augustine, Lewis Ayres29. Denys and Later Platonic Traditions, Wayne Hankey30. Monastic Theology, William Harmless31. Thomas and Scholasticism to 1870, John Slotemaker and Ueli Zahnd32. Bonaventure and the Franciscan Tradition, Aaron Canty33. Early Modern Catholic Theology (1500-1700), Trent Pomplun34. Catholic Piety from the Devotio Moderna to the Legacy of Pierre de Bérulle, Rik Van Nieuwenhove35. Catholic Theology and the Enlightenment, Ulrich L. Lehner36. The Development of Doctrine: The Tübingen School and John Henry Newman, Grant Kaplan and Holly Taylor Coolman37. The Councils of Trent and Vatican I, Christian D. WashburnCatholic Theology Since 187038. Thomism 870-1963, Francesca Aran Murphy39. Thomism from 1962-2012, Serge-Thomas Bonino OP40. Ressourcement and Theologies of Communion, Gabriel Flynn41. Transcendental Thomisms, Declan Marmion42. Hans Urs von Balthasar, Kevin Mongrain43 Catholic Personalism up to John Paul II, David Schindler Jr.44. Sacramental and Liturgical Theology 1900-2000, Kimberly Belcher45. Biblical Interpretation since Divino afflante spiritu, Mary Healey46. The Second Vatican Council, Gavin D 'Costa47. Theologies of Liberation, Roberto Goizueta48. New Ecclesial Movements and Communities, Ian Ker49. Catholic Feminist Theology, Danielle Nussberger50. Catholic Theology and Heidegger, Peter Fritz51. The Theology of the Body, José Granados52. Asian Theology, Vimal Tirimanna53. Catholic Theology in Africa, Antony Akinwale OP54. Roman Catholicism and Ecumenism, Paul D. Murray55. Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, Jaroslav Skira56. Catholic Theology and other Religions, Michael Barnes, SJ

Editorial Reviews

"Lewis Ayres and Medi Ann Volpe have edited an elegant volume of 962 pages that is laudable for its clarity, thematic focus, and, surprisingly, succinctness ... This first edition of the Oxford Handbook is eminently recommendable for anyone entering the field of Catholic theology today and will certainly be a valuable reference work for anyone of any confession who is seeking to become acquainted with the lay of the land." — Peter J. Casarella, The Thomist: A Speculative Quarterly Review

"In conclusion, The Oxford Handbook of Catholic Theology is a valuable theological resource ... the Handbook provides many contextually sensitive, precise, and concise expositions of Catholic doctrine that will help readers to understand what the church teaches on a given topic and what the historical circumstances were that led to the formulation of that teaching." — Daniel Waldow, Newman Studies Journal

"Ayres (Durham Univ., UK) and Volpe (formerly, Emory Univ. and Durham Univ.) gathered an outstanding group of scholars to contribute to this volume. The 56 essays are divided into two parts. Part 1, "Catholic Teaching," provides an invaluable overview of the content of Catholic belief. ... Part 2, "Modern Catholic Theology," is divided into two subsections. The first, "Sources of Catholic Theology up to Vatican I," begins with essays on key patristic, monastic, and scholastic sources, and subsequent essays carry the history through the first Vatican Council. The second subsection, "Catholic Theology since 1870," provides a well-balanced introduction to contemporary Catholic theology. ... Combining reliable exposition with fresh insights and perspectives, this volume will be valuable to both beginning and advanced scholars." — J. Gresham, CHOICE

"The Oxford Handbook of Catholic Theology provides an encyclopaedic account of theology, soundly based in the Scriptures and Catholic history. It is a welcome addition to the prestigious series of Oxford Handbooks." — Gerald O'Collins, The Tablet

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