Catholicism in the Third Millennium

by Rausch, Thomas P.

• ISBN13: 9780814658994
• ISBN10: 0814658997
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Michael Glazier

Summary

What is Catholicism? Where is the Church headed in the third millennium? These questions provide the structure for Catholicism in the Third Millennium, where Father Rausch combines a faithful presentation of the tradition as well as a critical theological reflection of where the Church is today and where it might be moving. The book includes updated text from the author's Catholicism at the Dawn of the Third Millennium, particularly the chapter on "The Unfinished Agenda" of Vatican II. Each chapter has focus questions developed by Catherine E. Clifford. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Thomas P. Rausch is the T. Marie Chilton Professor of Catholic Theology at Loyola Marymount University.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	ix
Introduction	xi
Focus Questions	xviii
The Church and the Council	1	(18)
Pre-Vatican II Catholicism	1	(4)
Currents of Renewal	5	(5)
The Second Vatican Council: 1962--1965	10	(7)
Conclusion	17	(1)
Focus Questions	18	(1)
Faith and the Believing Community	19	(22)
The Nature of Faith	19	(6)
God and God's People	25	(6)
Jesus and God's Reign	31	(8)
Conclusion	39	(1)
Focus Questions	40	(1)
A Visible Church	41	(25)
The Church and the Council	41	(1)
A Community of Disciples	42	(3)
An Official Ministry	45	(8)
One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic	53	(10)
Conclusion	63	(1)
Focus Questions	64	(2)
A Living Tradition	66	(18)
Revelation and Tradition	67	(3)
Expressions of the Tradition	70	(7)
The Catholic Tradition	77	(4)
Conclusion	81	(2)
Focus Questions	83	(1)
Sacraments and Christian Initiation	84	(18)
The Sacramental Principle	85	(4)
Sacraments of Initiation	89	(8)
The Rite of Christian Initiation	97	(3)
Conclusion	100	(1)
Focus Questions	101	(1)
Christian Life and Discipleship	102	(22)
The Call to Discipleship	103	(2)
Marriage in Christ	105	(4)
Priesthood	109	(3)
Christian Communities and Religious Life	112	(8)
Single Life	120	(2)
Conclusion	122	(1)
Focus Questions	123	(1)
Sin, Forgiveness, and Healing	124	(19)
Sin in the Biblical Tradition	125	(4)
The Doctrine of Sin	129	(6)
Forgiveness and Reconciliation	135	(4)
Healing and the Anointing of the Sick	139	(1)
Conclusion	140	(2)
Focus Questions	142	(1)
Sexual Morality and Social Justice	143	(27)
Sexual Morality	143	(12)
Social Justice	155	(10)
Conscience and Authority	165	(3)
Conclusion	168	(1)
Focus Questions	169	(1)
Prayer and Spirituality	170	(22)
Types of Prayer	172	(4)
Spirituality	176	(4)
Contemporary Spiritualities	180	(6)
Mariology	186	(4)
Conclusion	190	(1)
Focus Questions	191	(1)
The Fullness of Christian Hope	192	(17)
Salvation and Eschatology	192	(3)
Christian Eschatology	195	(7)
The Communion of Saints	202	(3)
Salvation Outside the Church?	205	(2)
Conclusion	207	(1)
Focus Questions	208	(1)
The Unfinished Agenda	209	(32)
Liturgical Renewal	210	(4)
The Question of Authority	214	(6)
Women in the Church	220	(7)
Ecumenism	227	(7)
Interreligious Dialogue	234	(3)
Conclusion	237	(2)
Focus Questions	239	(2)
Appendix I: Outline of Book, with References to the Catechism of the Catholic Church	241	(5)
Appendix II: Glossary of Terms	246	(17)
Appendix III: Basic Reference Works on Catholicism	263	(5)
Index of Names	268	(5)
Index of Subjects	273