from Crossroad Publications
Theological
Education in the Catholic Tradition
Contemporary Challenges
The aim of this book is both to raise questions about the contemporary theological enterprise and to suggest ways to improve theological education at the college, seminary, and graduate levels. With that in mind the editors have here gathered together important essays by leading theologians and prominent bishops that provide expert assessment of the present state of Catholic theological education and its future prospects, treating a full range of the most pressing topics, from undergraduate and graduate programs to the role of bishops and the task of inculturation.
Things
New and Old
Essays on the Theology of Elizabeth A. Johnson
Leading
theologians reflect on the work of Elizabeth Johnson.
The response to her groundbreaking She Who Is and her other writings has established Elizabeth Johnson as the leading feminist voice on the contemporary theological scene. In this volume, five well-known scholars investigate the central themes of her work: feminist perspectives, theology of God, Christology, pneumatology, and the Communion of Saints.
In addition to a response by Elizabeth Johnson, the volume includes a complete bibliography of her writings and a bibliography of significant treatments of her work by other scholars.
Thy
Kingdom Come
Jesus and the Reign of God
A new look at the theology of grace and church, ministry and priesthood, through the prism of the reign of God proclaimed by Jesus.
Dych takes a new look at the theology of grace and church, ministry and priesthood--through the prism of the reign of God proclaimed by Jesus.
Towards a
Papacy in Communion
Perspectives from Vatican Councils I and II
This balanced interpretation of the two Vatican councils points the way beyond a centralist understanding of the papacy.
Transforming
Christianity
Ten
Pathways to a New Reformation
Transforming
Parish Ministry
The Changing Roles of Catholic Clergy, Laity,
& Women Religious
y
"This book vividly tells the story of Catholicism as a living, worshiping people. It is at once scholarly and pastorally practical and points the way to the twenty-first century." - Richard O. McBrien.
Upstairs
Downstairs:
Did Jesus Want a Two-Class Church?
"The last thing Jesus wanted, " says the author, was "a church divided into clergy (leaders) and laity (followers)." He argues that "the hour has struck for the church to consider its way back to its real nature."
Vicars
of Christ
Popes, Power and Politics in the Modern World
This is a study of the nine men who became Pope from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Dr. Riccards chronicles the lives and times of these popes, the issues and events of their papacies. The focus here is on leadership and how it is exercised in the organization and administration of the church. The popes sit on top of one of the world's most rigid and formal bureaucracies, whose structure and practices find their origins in the society of ancient Rome. Depending on the times and the personality of the reigning pontiff, various styles of leadership are utilized. The inherent tension between church law, tradition, and the charismatic Spirit-inspired model of the founders is always present, and it manifests itself in sometimes surprising ways. Each pope in turn had to discern the spirit of the age and ultimately had to stand in opposition to movements that seemed to them to go against the Gospel and the Roman Catholic Church.
Where
Have You Gone, Michaelangelo?
The Loss of Soul in Catholic Culture
Combining
the theological and historical background with scores of vignettes, enecdotes,
and illustrations, Thomas Day speaks out against the tawdriness in church
art and architecture, against the exhibitionist "yuppifying"
of liturgy, the fragmenting of parish community, and the uprootedness
of Catholic education.
As a corrective he seeks a return to a sense of
Mystery and of the living tradition of Catholicism. Respectful of the
past and open to the Christian community that is unified in its diversity
and uplifting in its expressions.