Aquinas in Dialogue Thomas for the Twenty-First Century

by Fodor, Jim; Bauerschmidt, Frederick C.

• ISBN13: 9781405119313
• ISBN10: 1405119314
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-13
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Written and edited by leading scholars in the field, this collection explores Aquinas' continuing relevance to contemporary theology and his ability to enlighten inter- and intra-faith dialogue. Explores Aquinas' continuing relevance to contemporary theology. Looks at how Aquinas illuminates dialogue both among Christians and between Christians and non-Christians today. Written by both scholars of Aquinas and those who are actively involved in ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue. Topics range from Aquinas and Eastern Orthodoxy to Aquinas and atheism. Helps us to think rigorously about what is required to speak truthfully to people with different beliefs.

Author Biography

Jim Fodor is Associate Professor of Theology at St. Bonaventure University. He is the co-editor of the journal, Modern Theology, and the author of Christian Hermeneutics: Paul Ricoeur and the Refiguring of Theology (1995).

Frederick C. Bauerschmidt is Associate Professor of Theology at Loyola College in Maryland. He is the co-editor of the journal, Modern Theology, and the author of Julian of Norwich and the Mystical Body Politic of Christ (1999) and Why the Mystics Matter (2003).

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
JIM FODOR AND FREDERICK C. BAUERSCHMIDT
1 Aquinas, Merit, and Reformation Theology after the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification	1	(18)
MICHAEL ROOT
2 Ex Occidente Lux? Aquinas and Eastern Orthodox Theology	19	(28)
BRUCE D. MARSHALL
3 Thomas Aquinas and Judaism	47	(20)
HENK SCHOOT AND PIM VALKENBERG
4 Thomas Aquinas and Islam	67	(20)
DAVID B. BURRELL, C.S.C.
5 Aquinas Meets the Buddhists: Prolegomenon to an Authentically Thomas-ist Basis for Dialogue	87	(32)
PAUL WILLIAMS
6 Aquinas and Analytic Philosophy: Natural Allies?	119	(18)
FERGUS KERR, O.P.
7 On Denying the Right God: Aquinas on Atheism and Idolatry	137	(22)
DENYS TURNER
8 Shouting in the Land of the Hard of Hearing: On Being a Hillbilly Thomist	159	(22)
FREDERICK CHRISTIAN BAUERSCHMIDT
Index	181