From Sacrament of Salvation to Sign that Interrupts The Evolution in Edward Schillebeeckx's Theology of the Relationship between the Church and the World

by Lee, Fr Anthony S.; Depoortere, Frederiek; O.P., Kathleen McManus; van Erp, Stephan

• ISBN13: 9780567667687
• ISBN10: 0567667685
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2017-03-23
• Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark

Summary

What is the role of the church in our radically secular and pluralistic world, wherein science and technology set the trajectory of 'progression', yet which the prevalence of suffering constantly undermines progress? Anthony S. Lee examines the multiple shifts in Schillebeeckx' theology and argues that his thinking can be divided into three periods.
The period of Schillebeeckx' first major work ranges from that of Vatican II, and concerns his engagement with hermeneutics and critical theory. From his early existential-phenomenological retrieval of Thomas Aquinas' theology of the sacraments to his unfinished work on the sacraments as "metaphorical celebrations", Schillebeeckx pursued a dialectical synthesis of the church and the world. As his theology matured, it became less church-centered, more oriented toward the world, and critical of both the church and the world.

Author Biography

Anthony S. Lee has completed his PhD at the University of Notre Dame, USA.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Historical Background: Schillebeeckx' Formation Leading up to his Christ the Sacrament of the Encounter with God
Chapter 3: Edward Schillebeeckx' Early Theology of the Church as 'Sacrament of the Risen Christ'
Chapter 4: Schillebeeckx and the Second Vatican Council: The Church as the Sacrament of the World
Chapter 5: Schillebeeckx' View Since the Early 1970s: Ecclesiology in a Minor Key
Chapter 6: A Critical Assessment
Appendix - A Pictorial Response of the Korean Catholic Church: 'Stop the 'Four Major Rivers Restoration Project' Challenging the Divine Order of Creation!

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