The Foundations of Karl Rahner A Paraphrase of the Foundations of Christian Faith, with Introduction and Indices

by Fischer, Mark F.

• ISBN13: 9780824523428
• ISBN10: 0824523423
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-01
• Publisher: Herder & Herder

Summary

Karl Rahner is one of Catholicism's most influential, yet difficult to understand theologians. This comprehensive volume gives a page by page explanation of Rahner's great summary of Catholic faith, the Foundations of Christian Faith. Mark F. Fischer stays close to the original text, giving readers important information on what Rahner says and why the theological questions matter in his thought.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Unique Place of the Foundations among the Writings of Karl Rahner	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xxviii
Rahner's Preface and Introduction	p. 1
The Hearer of the Message	p. 7
Man in the Presence of Absolute Mystery	p. 14
Man as a Being Threatened Radically by Guilt	p. 27
Man as the Event of God's Free and Forgiving Self-Communication	p. 37
The History of Salvation and Revelation	p. 46
Jesus Christ	p. 60
Christianity as Church	p. 117
Remarks on Christian Life	p. 146
Eschatology	p. 157
Epilogue: Brief Creedal Statements	p. 166
Detailed Table of Contents	p. 171
Indices
Topic Index	p. 182
Biblical Index	p. 200
Index of Proper Names	p. 201
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