DOCSLIB.ORG

Christian Themes in the Thought of Albert the Great

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Christian Themes in the Thought of Albert the Great Thomas Franklin O’Meara, O.P., grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, and Madison, Wisconsin, and is a priest of the Dominican Order. He did his doctoral studies at the University of Munich with Heinrich Fries and Karl Rahner. He taught at Aquinas Institute (Dubuque, Iowa; now St. Louis, Mo) from 1966 to 1979. He taught at the University of Notre Dame from 1981 to 2002 and was the William K. Warren Professor of Theology there. A past president of the Catholic Theological Society of America, he continues to teach part-time at Notre Dame, Loyola University (Chicago), and the Catholic Theological Union (Chicago). He has been a visiting professor at Wartburg Lutheran Seminary , St. Joseph’s Theological Institute (Cedara, South Africa), the University of San Diego, and Boston College. Among his fifteen books are: Theology of Ministry; Thomas Aquinas, Theologian; an introduction to Karl Rahner, God in the World. And just published in 2012, Vast Universe. Extraterrestrials and Christian Revelation. [Dominican Priory, 2131 Rowley Ave, Madison, WI 53726-3996. Tel: 608 – 238-3472; email [email protected]] 2 Thomas Franklin O’Meara, O.P., grew up in Madison Wisconsin in Blessed Sacrament Parish. He is a priest of the Dominican Order. He did his doctoral studies at the University of Munich, Germany. He taught at Aquinas Institute (Dubuque, Iowa; now St. Louis, Mo) from 1966 to 1979. He taught at the University of Notre Dame from 1981 to 2003. In the past ten years, he has continued to teach part-time at Notre Dame, Loyola University (Chicago), and the Catholic Theological Union (Chicago), the University of San Diego, and Boston College. Among his fifteen books are: Theology of Ministry and ; Thomas Aquinas, Theologian. And just published in 2012, Vast Universe. Extraterrestrials and Christian Revelation. 3 Thomas F. O‟Meara, Bibliography of Publications [November 1, 2012] 2013 An Easter Story. Discovering the Church in History: French Dominicans in the Twentieth Century. Review of Jean-Pierre Torrell, Christ and Spirituality in St. Thomas Aquinas (Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2011) . “Martin Heidegger‟s Remarks at the First Mass of a Newly Ordained Priest.” “Alois Dempf. Culture and Religion in the History of Thinking.” “Healthy and Unhealthy Structures in the Catholic Church.” “Max Müller, His Philosophy and His Journey,” Heythrop Journal (2013) “Religious Clothes and the Present Moment” National Catholic Reporter (2013). 2012 4 Vast Universe. Christian Revelation and Extraterrestrials (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2012) “Extraterrestrials and Religious Questions,” Astro-Theology , Journal of Cosmology ( 02 Sept 2012) 8707-14 [on line]. “The Salvation of Extraterrestrials,” Huffington Post. Religion (July 16, 2012). Review of Hans Küng, Ist die Kirche noch zu Retten, Theological Studies 73 (2012): 466-467. “Thomism (theology),” Britannica Online Encyclopedia 1-4 Translation of Klaus Ganzer, “Cardinals as Princes of the Church? A History Full of Changes and Numerous Curiosities,” Stimmen der Zeit 139 (2011): 313-323 (unpublished). 2011 “Der amerikanische Rahner. Vom Einfluss eines deutschen Theologen auf den Katholizismus in den USA,“ Karl Rahner-Archiv (Munich) October, 2011; Texte [online] ( Freiburg Universität, October, 2011). 2010 “Being a Ministering Church: Insights from History” in Zeni Fox, ed., Lay Ecclesial Ministry. Pathways Toward the Future (New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2010) 53-66. Translation of Johannes B. Lotz, “Johannes B. Lotz, S. J., and Martin Heidegger: A Conversation,” American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly (2010): 127-131. “Paul Tillich and Karl Rahner: Similarities and Contrasts,” Gregorianum 91 (2010): 443-459. 5 2009 “The Reception of Heidegger‟s Philosophy by Theologians. A Bibliographical Essay,” [on line, Notre Dame] “Albert the Great: Bibliographical Aspects,” [on line, Albertus Magnus Society] Translations of Nine Articles on the Theology of Albert the Great [on line, Albertus Magnus Society] “Karl Rahner‟s “Remarks on the Schema, „De Ecclesia in Mundo Hujus Temporis,‟ in the draft of May 28, 1965.” Philosophy & Theology 1-2 (2008): 331-39. “ Paul Tillich and Karl Rahner: A Bibliography,” Bulletin of the North American Paul Tillich Society 35 (2009): 5-6. “Theologie in den USA. Realitätsnah und kirchlich engagiert,” Wort und Wahrheit 50:2 (2009): 54-59. “A Teaching Scarcely Imagined in Europe,” Religious Life Review 48 (2009): 236-44. 2008 “A Note on Ministry in the Theology of J.-M. R. Tillard,” Science et Esprit 61 (2009): 195-201. “Events Dramatic and Violent…,” Light & Life. The Magazine of Weston Jesuit School of Theology (Spring, 2008), 5. “The Theology and Times of William of Tripoli, O.P.,” A Different View of Islam,” Theological Studies 69 (2008): 80-98. 6 Translations of Four Articles on the Theology of Thomas Aquinas [private publication]. 2007 God in the World: A Guide to Karl Rahner‟s Theology (Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 2007). “Yves Congar, Théologien de la Grâce dans un Vaste Monde,“ Yves Congar, Théologien de l‟Église (Paris: Les Éditions du Cerf, 2007) 329-346. “Power and Display in the Church: Yves Congar‟s Critique,” Dominican Studies 1 (2007): 26-36. “Wilhelm von Tripoli,” Wort und Wahrheit 48 (2007): 131-135. “Between Apologetics and Ecclesiology. Sertillanges on the Church,” in Thomas Prügl, Marianne Schlosser, eds., Dominikanische Beiträge zur Ekklesiologie und zum kirchlichen Leben im Mittelalter (Paderborn: Schöningh, 2007) 403-420. 2006 “The Priest Preaching in a World of Grace,” in Donald Dietrich, ed., Priests for the 21st Century (New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 2006) 66-76. “A Pioneer in Pastoral Theology: Constantin Noppel, S.J.,“ in Jaroslav Skira and Michael Attridge, eds., In God‟s Hands. Essays on the Church and Ecumenism in Honour of Michael A. Fahey, S. J. (Leuven: Leuven University Press, 2006) 75-87 “The Church Is Active in Ministry,” in William Madges and Michael J. Daley, eds., The Many Marks of the Church (New London: Twenty- Third Publications, 2006) 65-68. 7 “French Baroque Thomism: The Theological System of Vincent de Contenson, O.P.,” Science et Esprit 58 (2006): 23-41. “Schelling,” Encyclopedia of Religion [2nd edition] (New York: Thomson Gale [Macmillan], 2006) 8148-8149. Translation of Eiko Hanaoka, “Paul Tillich in Japan, “Bulletin of The North American Paul Tillich Society 323 (2006): 6-9. “Paul TIllich and Erich Przywara,” Gregorianum 87 (2006): 227-238. “Preaching and Ministry in a Time of Expansion,” in Michael Monshau, ed., The Grace and Task of Preaching (Dublin: Dominican Publications, 2006) 255-269. “Thomas Aquinas in Africa” America 194 (2006) 13-17 [reprinted in International Dominican Information 440 (March 2006), 71-73]. “Neo-Thomism,” Dictionary of Philosophy (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2005 / New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006) 424-425. 2005 “The Future of the Church. Insights from Three Dominicans” Dominnican Studies 1 (2007) (Columbus: Ohio Dominican University, 2007): 26-36. “Yves Congar, Theologian of Grace in a Vast World,” in Gabriel Flynn, ed., Yves Congar. Theologian of the Church (Leuwen: Peeters, 2005) 371-400. “Christmas,” Celebration 34 (December, 2005) 3-4. “Theologies on the Boundary,” Veritas (September, 2005) 19-20. 8 “Theology of Church,” in Joseph Wawrykow, ed., The Theology of Thomas Aquinas (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2005, 2010) 303-325. “Schelling, Drey, Möhler und die nachkonziliare Zeit. Kunst und Organismus im Kirchenverständnis,” in Michael Kessler and Ottmar Fuchs, eds., Theologie als Instanz der Moderne. Beiträge und Studien zu Johann Sebastian Drey und zur Katholischen Tübinger Schule (Tübingen: Francke, 2005) 207- 216. “Lay Ecclesial Ministry – What It Is and What It Isn‟t,” in Richard W. Miller, ed., Lay Ministry in the Catholic Church (Liguori: Liguori Press, 2005) 67- 78. 2004 Translation of Heinrich Fries, “Theological Method according to John Henry Newman and Karl Rahner,” Philosophy & Theology 16 (2004): 163-193. “Concerning the Mystery and Gift of Teaching,” in George Howard, ed., For the Love of Teaching (Notre Dame: Academic Publications, 2004) 210-219. “Ambition in the Church,” Spirituality 10 (2004): 111-118. “What Can We Learn from the Tridentine and Baroque Church?” in Michael Himes, ed., The Catholic Church in the 21st Century. Finding Hope for Its Future in the Wisdom of the Past (Liguouri: Liguouri Press, 2004) 56-64. “Paul Tillich and Erich Przywara at Davos,” Bulletin of The North American Paul Tillich Society 30 (2004): 8-9. “Christ Died for Our Sins,” The Catechist‟s Connection 22 (November, 2004): 6. “Faith in Color,” ParishWorks 7:9 (November/December, 2004): 8. 2003 9 “Dominican Studies and the Theology of Thomas Aquinas,” Listening 38 (2003): 212-224. “Foreword” to John J. Markey, Creating Communion. The Theology of the Constitutions of the Church (Hyde Park: New City Press, 2003) v-xviii. Translation of Heinrich Fries, "Autobiography in Dialogue with Cardinal Newman. Recollections of a Theologian," Irish Theological Quarterly (2002): 251-264. “Paul Tillich und Erich Przywara in Davos,” Davoser Revue 78 (2003): 18- 22. “Religion in History. Schelling and Molitor,” Iris. Annales de philosophie (Études sur Schelling en homage à Xavier Tilliette) 24 (2003): 199-213. “Pastor, Lay Ministers, and Community…amid the Changes of History,” What Is Good Ministry? Resources to Launch a Discussion (Durham: Pulpit & Pew Research Reports, 2003) 28-31. "The End!” Celebration 32:10 (October, 2003): 468. “Divine Grace and Human Nature
Load more

Recommended publications
  • One Hundred Years of Thomism Aeterni Patris and Afterwards a Symposium
    One Hundred Years of Thomism Aeterni Patris and Afterwards A Symposium Edited By Victor B. Brezik, C.S.B, CENTER FOR THOMISTIC STUDIES University of St. Thomas Houston, Texas 77006 ~ NIHIL OBSTAT: ReverendJamesK. Contents Farge, C.S.B. Censor Deputatus INTRODUCTION . 1 IMPRIMATUR: LOOKING AT THE PAST . 5 Most Reverend John L. Morkovsky, S.T.D. A Remembrance Of Pope Leo XIII: The Encyclical Aeterni Patris, Leonard E. Boyle,O.P. 7 Bishop of Galveston-Houston Commentary, James A. Weisheipl, O.P. ..23 January 6, 1981 The Legacy Of Etienne Gilson, Armand A. Maurer,C.S.B . .28 The Legacy Of Jacques Maritain, Christian Philosopher, First Printing: April 1981 Donald A. Gallagher. .45 LOOKING AT THE PRESENT. .61 Copyright©1981 by The Center For Thomistic Studies Reflections On Christian Philosophy, All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or Ralph McInerny . .63 reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written Thomism And Today's Crisis In Moral Values, Michael permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in Bertram Crowe . .74 critical articles and reviews. For information, write to The Transcendental Thomism, A Critical Assessment, Center For Thomistic Studies, 3812 Montrose Boulevard, Robert J. Henle, S.J. 90 Houston, Texas 77006. LOOKING AT THE FUTURE. .117 Library of Congress catalog card number: 80-70377 Can St. Thomas Speak To The Modem World?, Leo Sweeney, S.J. .119 The Future Of Thomistic Metaphysics, ISBN 0-9605456-0-3 Joseph Owens, C.Ss.R. .142 EPILOGUE. .163 The New Center And The Intellectualism Of St. Thomas, Printed in the United States of America Vernon J.
    [Show full text]
  • Transcendental Thomism: Realism Rejected
    Transcendental Thomism: Realism Rejected Christopher M. Cullen, S.J. In his book The Peasant of the Garonne Maritain speaks of what has been one of the central tenets of the realist tradition from the beginning of philosophy­ that the mind attains reality: Greek reason was able to become aware of that glory of the mind which is knowing and of the authentic relation between the mind and the extra-mental being of things ... It was able to see that the human intellect, in identifying itself immaterially, intentionaliter, with the being of things, truly reaches that which exists outside our minds ... 1 Transcendental Thornism in some profoundly significant ways abandons this tenet. The adherents of this branch of the Neo-scholastic movement, begun by the Belgian Jesuit, Joseph Marechal (1878-1944), nobly attempt to beat Kant at his own game; for they seek to establish an apodictic metaphysics of being by using a subjective starting point. But they have, in fact, read Thomas with the eyes of German idealists, and in so doing they have introduced first principles within the Thomistic synthesis that fundamentally alter and transform it in idealist and subjectivist directions. Hence, it is the argument of this paper that a metaphysics of being cannot be based on a transcendental, subjective starting point. The work of the Transcendental Thomists constitutes a latter-day verification of the validity of Gilson's comment in The Unity of Philosophical Experience: "In the first place, philosophers are free to lay down their own set of principles, but once this is done, they no longer think as they wish-they think as they can."2 1 Jacques Maritain, The Peasant of the Garonne, trans.
    [Show full text]
  • Defending Faith
    Spätmittelalter, Humanismus, Reformation Studies in the Late Middle Ages, Humanism and the Reformation herausgegeben von Volker Leppin (Tübingen) in Verbindung mit Amy Nelson Burnett (Lincoln, NE), Berndt Hamm (Erlangen) Johannes Helmrath (Berlin), Matthias Pohlig (Münster) Eva Schlotheuber (Düsseldorf) 65 Timothy J. Wengert Defending Faith Lutheran Responses to Andreas Osiander’s Doctrine of Justification, 1551– 1559 Mohr Siebeck Timothy J. Wengert, born 1950; studied at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), Luther Seminary (St. Paul, MN), Duke University; 1984 received Ph. D. in Religion; since 1989 professor of Church History at The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. ISBN 978-3-16-151798-3 ISSN 1865-2840 (Spätmittelalter, Humanismus, Reformation) Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliographie; detailed bibliographic data is available in the Internet at http://dnb.dnb.de. © 2012 by Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, Germany. This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, in any form (beyond that permitted by copyright law) without the publisher’s written permission. This applies particularly to reproduc- tions, translations, microfilms and storage and processing in electronic systems. The book was typeset by Martin Fischer in Tübingen using Minion typeface, printed by Gulde- Druck in Tübingen on non-aging paper and bound Buchbinderei Spinner in Ottersweier. Printed in Germany. Acknowledgements Thanks is due especially to Bernd Hamm for accepting this manuscript into the series, “Spätmittelalter, Humanismus und Reformation.” A special debt of grati- tude is also owed to Robert Kolb, my dear friend and colleague, whose advice and corrections to the manuscript have made every aspect of it better and also to my doctoral student and Flacius expert, Luka Ilic, for help in tracking down every last publication by Matthias Flacius.
    [Show full text]
  • Lending Library Catalog (Last Updated 3-26-09)
    Saint Francis of Assisi Parish - Lending Library Catalog (Last Updated 3-26-09) Title Author ShelfCat 1 Corinthians Mruphy-O'Connor, Jerome bst 101 Most-Asked Questions about Liturgy, The Wagner, Nick ltu 12 Steps -- a Way Out, The Friends in Recovery rec/q 12 Steps for Adult Children*, The Friends in Recovery rec 201 Inspirational Stories of the Eucharist Proctor, Patricia pas 365 Children's Prayers Watson, Carol prb/c 3rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul, A Canfield, Jack pas A Do-It-Yourself Retreat Hogan, Joseph pas Abandonment to Divine Providence de Caussade, Jean-Pierre pas Abbey of Gethsemane, The Aprile, Dianne voc/q Abide in Christ Murray, Andrew pas Abolition of Man, The Lewis, C. S. soc About Love Pieper, Josef phi Vaughn, Frances and Walsh, Roger Accept This Gift (Editors) poe Active Imagination Hannah, Barbara psy Acts of the Apostles, The Barclay, William bst Saint Francis of Assisi Parish - Lending Library Catalog (Last Updated 3-26-09) Title Author ShelfCat Acts of the Apostles, The Haenchen, Ernst bst Acts of the Apostles, The Johannes Munck (Translator) bst/r Addiction & Grace [Leader's guide & textbook] May, Gerald G. rec Addiction and Grace May, Gerald G. rec Addictive Personality, The Nakken, Craig rec Adult Children of Alcoholics Woititz, Janet Geringer rec Advent and Christmas with Thomas Merton Bauer, Judith and Cleary, John (Editors) adv Advent Thirst…Christmas Hope Constance, Anita M. adv Adventure Inward Kelsey, Morton T. psy After Nine Hundred Years Congar OP, Yves chs Against the Gods Bernstein, Peter L soc Aging Nouwen, Henri & Gaffney, Walter J.
    [Show full text]
  • The Gospel of Judas
    Volume ii8 Number 5 Pages 209-2.15 EXPOSITORY Copyright © 1007 SAGE Publications (London, Thousand Oaks, CA, and New Delhi) DOI: 10.11:77/0014524606075050 TIMES http://EXT.sagepub.com The Gospel of Judas By SIMON GATHERCOLE University of Aberdeen This article gives a brief account of the literature already produced on the recently published Gospel of Judas, and of the manuscript's character and contents. A discussion of the work's historical and theological relevance shows that while this new 'Gospel' does not provide any reliable information about the historical figures of Jesus and Judas, it does nevertheless afford a fascinating glimpse into the conflicts between Ghristianity and Gnosticism in the second century. KEYWORDS Gospel, Judas, Gnosticism, Jesus, New Testament, Second Century Introduction an Egyptian tomb to its final publication.' Another ne of the greatest historical discoveries of book, written by James Robinson, appeared at the I the twentieth century', writes New same time as the two 'official' publications and Testament scholar Bart Ehrman.' offered a very different side to the story. "^ Tom o Wright, the Bishop of Durham, has written a short 'Greatest archaeological discovery of all time', announced the Mail on Sundays In April 2006, book arguing that the Gospel of Judas exposes just when the English translation of the Gospel of how incredible Gnostic portraits of Jesus are, given Judas was finally published, it provoked a flurry that they detach Jesus from his Jewish origins.' of media attention in which journalists tried to Bart Ehrman, a contributor to both of the National talk scholars into saying that the work would Geographic volumes, is producing his own book overturn the traditional picture of Christianity.
    [Show full text]
  • 1 Indira Gandhi National Open University MPYE – 008 School Of
    1 Indira Gandhi National Open University MPYE – 008 School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies Metaphysics Block 1 INTRODUCTION TO METAPHYSICS UNIT 1 Etymology, Definition and Scope UNIT 2 Fundamental Notions and Principles UNIT 3 Brief History of Western Metaphysics UNIT 4 Brief History of Indian Metaphysics 2 Expert Committee Dr. Jose Kuruvachira Prof. Gracious Thomas Salesian College & Director, School of IGNOU Study Centre Social Work Dimapur, Nagaland IGNOU Prof. Renu Bharadwaj School of Humanities Dr. Sathya Sundar IGNOU Sethy Dept of Humanities Prof. George IIT, Chennai. Panthanmackel, Senior Consultant, Dr. Joseph Martis IGNOU St. Joseph’s College Jeppu, Mangalore – 2 Dr. M. R. Nandan Govt. College for Dr. Jaswinder Kaur Women Dhillon Mandya - Mysore 147, Kabir park Opp. GND University Dr. Kuruvila Amristar – 143 002 Pandikattu Jnana-deepa Prof. Y.S. Gowramma Vidyapeeth Principal, Ramwadi, College of Fine Arts, Pune Manasagangotri Mysore – 570 001 Dr Babu Joseph CBCI Centre New Delhi Prof. Tasadduq Husain Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Dr. Bhuvaneswari Lavanya Flats Gangai Amman Koil St. Thiruvanmiyur Chennai – 600 041 Dr. Alok Nag Vishwa Jyoti Gurukul Varanasi 3 Block Preparation Units 1-4 Prof. George Panthanmackel Suvidya College, Electronic City, Bangalore. Content Editor Dr. V. John Peter IGNOU, New Delhi. Format Editor Prof. Gracious Thomas IGNOU, New Delhi. Programme Coordinator Prof. Gracious Thomas IGNOU, New Delhi. 4 BLOCK INTRODUCTION Metaphysics which is the science of being as being, is the most suitable designation of the first philosophy, a concept presumably based on the orthodox tradition from Aristotle and his immediate followers. Metaphysics is a science, since it is a systematic body of knowledge with its own certain and definite starting point that ‘there is something’ which is indubitably and immediately known.
    [Show full text]
  • The Theology of Wolfhart Pannenberg: Twelve American Critiques, with an Autobiographical Essay and Response Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson
    Consensus Volume 17 Article 16 Issue 1 Adult Education 5-1-1991 The Theology of Wolfhart Pannenberg: Twelve American Critiques, with an Autobiographical Essay and Response Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson Follow this and additional works at: http://scholars.wlu.ca/consensus Recommended Citation Wehrfritz-Hanson, Garth (1991) "The Theology of Wolfhart Pannenberg: Twelve American Critiques, with an Autobiographical Essay and Response," Consensus: Vol. 17 : Iss. 1 , Article 16. Available at: http://scholars.wlu.ca/consensus/vol17/iss1/16 This Book Reviews is brought to you for free and open access by Scholars Commons @ Laurier. It has been accepted for inclusion in Consensus by an authorized editor of Scholars Commons @ Laurier. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Book Reviews 153 The Theology of Wolfhart Pannenberg: Twelve Amer- ican Critiques, with an Autobiographical Essay and Response Carl E. Braaten and Philip Clayton, editors Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1988 352 pp. with bibliography. $37.50 Wolfhart Pannenberg is one of the most prolific and celebrated contem- porary theologians. This volume—which marks 25 years since Pannenberg first travelled to the U.S. as a visiting professor—promises to be “an accu- rate barometer of the influence Pannenberg has had in America, as well as the sorts of reservations that English-speaking theology brings to his work” ( 10). This is a rather eclectic work, representing a wide cross-section of con- tributors and subjects. As is the case in most volumes of this nature, some essays are more creative and stimulating than others—depending, of course, upon one’s theological agenda and posture.
    [Show full text]
  • Jesus, Hope of the World Tate B 3 & B B 4 Œ ˙ Œ Œ Œ
    Sunday, December 3, 2017 * First Sunday of Advent * www.stjosephparish.org FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT “Watch, therefore; you do not know when the lord of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or in the morning. May he not come suddenly and Þnd you sleeping. What I say to you, I say to all: ‘Watch!’” FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT “All Life Is Advent” DECEMBER 3, 2017 There is perhaps nothing we modern people need more than to be Homily This Week: Julian Climaco, S.J. genuinely shaken up. Where life is firm we need to sense its firm- Homily Next Week: John Whitney, S.J. ness; and where it is unstable and uncertain and has no basis, no foundation, we need to know this too and endure it. Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday - 5 pm We may ask why God has sent us into this time, why he has sent Sunday - 9:00 am, 11 am & 5:30 pm this whirlwind over the earth, why he keeps us in this chaos where all appear hopeless and dark and why there seems to be no end to Readings for December 10, 2017 this in sight. The answer to this question is perhaps that we were FIRST READING: ISAIAH 40:1-5, 9-11 living on earth in an utterly false and counterfeit security. And now SECOND READING: 2 PETER 3:8-14 God strikes the earth till it resounds, now he shakes and shatters; GOSPEL: MARK 1:1-8 not to pound us with fear, but to teach us one thing—the spirit’s in- Weekday Mass Schedule nermost moving and being moved.
    [Show full text]
  • Thomas Merton and Alfred Delp
    81 Truth Hidden in Untruth: Thomas Merton and Alfred Delp MARY FRANCES COADY In a journal entry dated September 15, 1962, Thomas Merton notes that the manuscript of 'the book of Fr. Delp'1 arrived that day and that he is to write a preface to it. On this particular day, Merton seems to be concerned about his own psychological well-being as well as the future of his work. He is also in his usual state of unease with regard to the Cistercian Order; changes have begun in an effort at renewal - there is to be less distinction between choir monks and lay brothers, for example, a move that affects him directly as novice master - as well as unease with the political situation in the United States, with the race problem in high tension, the nuclear build-up and the threat of war. There are also other writing projects, all of which he considers dispensable. By coincidence, the date of that journal entry, September 15, was the birthday of Alfred Delp, the priest whose manuscript Merton was about to read. Had Delp still been alive in 1962, he would have turned 55 that day. (Merton at the time was 47.) Eleven days later, Merton writes, Reading the magnificent Prison Meditations of Fr. Delp .... Superb, powerful material. Totally different from the rather depressing false optimism of our establishment. Here a true optimism of one who really sees through the evil and irreligion of our condition and finds himself in Christ-through poverty, crying out from the abyss, answered and rescued by the Spirit.
    [Show full text]
  • True Repentance and Sorrow: Johann Arndt's Doctrine of Justification Robert A
    Consensus Volume 16 Article 4 Issue 2 Lutheran Pietism 11-1-1990 True repentance and sorrow: Johann Arndt's doctrine of justification Robert A. Kelly Follow this and additional works at: http://scholars.wlu.ca/consensus Recommended Citation Kelly, Robert A. (1990) "True repentance and sorrow: Johann Arndt's doctrine of justification," Consensus: Vol. 16 : Iss. 2 , Article 4. Available at: http://scholars.wlu.ca/consensus/vol16/iss2/4 This Articles is brought to you for free and open access by Scholars Commons @ Laurier. It has been accepted for inclusion in Consensus by an authorized editor of Scholars Commons @ Laurier. For more information, please contact [email protected]. True Repentance and Sorrow: Johann Arndt’s Doctrine of Justification Robert A. Kelly Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, Waterloo Introduction Since the very beginning of the movement, Lutherans have been known as theologians who give first place to God’s un- conditional love. We have not always been so well known as theologians of the life of discipleship. It is quite clear in the contemporary church that the need remains to counter the ide- ology of individualistic free enterprise with a fully Lutheran doctrine of justification, but it is just as clear that an ade- quate theology and ethics of discipleship must be part of the effort. Have we no resources in our Lutheran tradition for such a theology? In teaching the history of the doctrines of justification and sanctification to seminary students, I have often been attracted to Johann Arndt’s True Christianity.^ As I have read through the text with students, I and they have found much that seems to be helpful.
    [Show full text]
  • Watch for the Light (Preview)
    watch for the light • Readings for Advent and Christmas Aquinas Bonhoeffer Dillard Donne Eckhart Eliot Guardini Gutiérrez Hopkins Kierke gaard L’Engle Lewis Luther Merton Norris Nouwen Romero Soelle Underhill Yancey and others Watch for the Light This is a preview. Get entire book here. Watch for the Light Readings for Advent and Christmas plough publishing house This is a preview. Get entire book here. Published by Plough Publishing House Walden, New York Robertsbridge, England Elsmore, Australia www.plough.com © 2001 by Plough Publishing House All rights reserved. isbn 10: 0-87486-917-x isbn 13: 978-0-87486-917-0 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Watch for the light : readings for Advent and Christmas. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87486-917-X (alk. paper) 1. Advent--Meditations. 2. Christmas--Meditations. I. Plough Publishing House. BV40 .W295 2001 242’.33--dc21 2001004753 Printed in the USA This is a preview. Get entire book here. Lo, in the silent night A child to God is born And all is brought again That ere was lost or lorn. Could but thy soul, O man, Become a silent night! God would be born in thee And set all things aright. 15th century This is a preview. Get entire book here. Each selection in this book stands on its own. Dates in the upper margin have been provided for those who wish to follow the readings sequentially, on a daily basis.
    [Show full text]
  • S Autobiography
    Carl Braaten’s Autobiography Colleagues, ThTh 624. Six hundred twenty-four Thursdays. Divide that number by 52 and you have exactly 12 complete years. So here on the cusp of year 13 Mike Hoy reviews the life-story of a major voice in American Lutheran theology for the past half century. Along the way in that rich lifetime both Seminex and Crossings intersected (interrupted?) Braaten’s theological hopes for American Lutheranism, he tells us, sadly to his dismay. So his autobiography has more than just historical interest for many of us. Who to do the review? Mike Hoy, of course. Mike’s a Seminex alum, also past president of Crossings Inc., also editor of Bertram’s posthumous works, and for Braaten-expertise, he did his doctorate under Braaten’s supervision. Peace and Joy! Ed Schroeder A Review of Carl E. Braaten’s BECAUSE OF CHRIST: MEMOIRS OF A LUTHERAN THEOLOGIAN. (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, 2010) 224 pp. $18.00 Carl Braaten has had a most prolific life. He is the author of 18 books, editor of 25 books, and has written 240 articles. It is impressive! What is equally impressive is how he can write his Memoirs with such wonderful candor and in a style that will lead the reader to appreciate his personal story. Years before I came to Chicago for graduate study, I came to appreciate Carl’s thought through his books which I had time to read in my first parish call to a small church in northern Manitoba. My first meeting of Carl Braaten on the campus of LSTC in 1983 was an honor and an opportunity for brief conversation.
    [Show full text]