Soon to be published by Liturgical Press: Jesus of Nazareth: What He Wanted, Who He Was by Gerhard Lohfink - the English translation of a book originally printed in German, I guess.
On the mailing from LitPress, there is the blurb: "If you read only one book about Jesus this year..."
with praise from Daniel J. Harrington, SJ, author of Jesus: A Historical Portrait
I can't find any reviews or critiques by trusted Catholic theologians.
Volume 3 of Joseph Ratzinger's work on Christ will be released in time for Christmas this year.
Related: Book Review of Jesus and Community by Gerhard Lohfink 1982, Fortress Press
Edit.
Jesus and human imagination by Raymond A. Schroth | Sep. 25, 2013
Christological heresy and Pelagianism?
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Chiesa: Vatican Diary / The pope's favorites
"They are the cardinals, the bishops, the priests whom Benedict XVI has wanted to add to the participants in the upcoming synod. Three of them are from Opus Dei. And another three from Communion and Liberation"
Let us pray to the Holy Spirit that those attending the synod will be enlightened. Surely He can overcome deficits in learning and experience?
"They are the cardinals, the bishops, the priests whom Benedict XVI has wanted to add to the participants in the upcoming synod. Three of them are from Opus Dei. And another three from Communion and Liberation"
Let us pray to the Holy Spirit that those attending the synod will be enlightened. Surely He can overcome deficits in learning and experience?
Labels:
Benedict XVI,
bishops,
ecclesial movements,
evangelization,
Vatican II
Some thoughts occasioned by Bp. Wcela’s essay on female deacons (via Fr. Z)
A canonical treatment of the question, not a theological response to the ordination of [female] deaconesses in the East and explanations of the practice current in Orthodoxy.
A canonical treatment of the question, not a theological response to the ordination of [female] deaconesses in the East and explanations of the practice current in Orthodoxy.
Labels:
canon law,
deaconesses,
diaconate,
Holy Orders
Friday, September 21, 2012
Vengeance and Justice
Something of note: Ed Feser has written something on vengeance and its relation to justice - Justice or Revenge?
Labels:
commutative justice,
punishment,
virtues
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Vatican Insider: “Vatican II is the cradle of the new evangelisation”
Labels:
Benedict XVI,
evangelization,
Vatican II
The theology of Abp. Joseph Augustine DiNoia, O.P. by Michael J. Miller (via Insight Scoop)
"The documents of the Second Vatican Council have lasting value because they were produced and approved by an Ecumenical Council under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The interpretations of those documents by enthusiasts who emphasized “renewal” and ignored “tradition” were not necessarily the same thing."
"The documents of the Second Vatican Council have lasting value because they were produced and approved by an Ecumenical Council under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The interpretations of those documents by enthusiasts who emphasized “renewal” and ignored “tradition” were not necessarily the same thing."
Labels:
Augustine Di Noia OP,
theology,
Thomism,
Vatican II
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Ecclesia in Medio Oriente
English (pdf) - via FT
Vatican summary
Ecclesia in Medio Oriente: Keys to understanding the new papal document
Related:
Pope's Address Upon Signing Apostolic Exhortation on Mideast [2012-09-14]
It "can be read and understood in the light of this Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross"
Pope's Presentation of "Ecclesia in Medio Oriente"
"A guide to follow the various and complex paths where Christ goes before you" [2012-09-16]
Pope's Address at Ecumenical Meeting in Beirut
"Let us work without ceasing so that the love of Christ may lead us little by little into full communion with each other
Vatican summary
Ecclesia in Medio Oriente: Keys to understanding the new papal document
Related:
Pope's Address Upon Signing Apostolic Exhortation on Mideast [2012-09-14]
It "can be read and understood in the light of this Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross"
Pope's Presentation of "Ecclesia in Medio Oriente"
"A guide to follow the various and complex paths where Christ goes before you" [2012-09-16]
Pope's Address at Ecumenical Meeting in Beirut
"Let us work without ceasing so that the love of Christ may lead us little by little into full communion with each other
Labels:
Benedict XVI,
Eastern Christianity
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Being
James Chastek, What am I trying to signify by “being”? and Simultaneity and the First, Second, and Third Way
I've been thinking of the question of being in relation to Duns Scotus and univocity, but since my handle of metaphysics is that of a beginner, I am just jotting some notes for later reference. Can there be a concept of being without first some sort of assent that a particular thing is/exists? How can one know any sensible thing without first sensing it? While essence is not the same as existence for contingent beings, does our conception of a thing necessarily have a reference to the judgment that it has existed? Is our conception of being then dependent upon some "being" having an effect upon our senses? A being is, first, that which has acted upon our senses, either directly or via something else?
If so, can our conception of being be univocal in this way, while it is equivocal when we try to reason out how material creatures differ from immaterial beings and God? Being is univocal in accordance with this sort of preliminary definition, but equivocal with a more "scientific" definition?
I've been thinking of the question of being in relation to Duns Scotus and univocity, but since my handle of metaphysics is that of a beginner, I am just jotting some notes for later reference. Can there be a concept of being without first some sort of assent that a particular thing is/exists? How can one know any sensible thing without first sensing it? While essence is not the same as existence for contingent beings, does our conception of a thing necessarily have a reference to the judgment that it has existed? Is our conception of being then dependent upon some "being" having an effect upon our senses? A being is, first, that which has acted upon our senses, either directly or via something else?
If so, can our conception of being be univocal in this way, while it is equivocal when we try to reason out how material creatures differ from immaterial beings and God? Being is univocal in accordance with this sort of preliminary definition, but equivocal with a more "scientific" definition?
Labels:
Duns Scotus,
logic,
metaphysics,
Thomism,
univocity
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