Sacred Adventure : Beginning Theological Study

by Graham, William C.; Horan, Michael P.; Hopkins, Gerard Manley; Holden, Charlene; McVann, Mack; Colonna, Dominic; Revering, Alan; Krivak, Andrew; Kwatera, Michael; Hollenhorst, Mark; Conditt, Dan; DeMars-Johnson, Curtiss S.; Stein, Molly K.; Dulles, Cardin

• ISBN13: 9780761833772
• ISBN10: 0761833773
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-07
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

Sacred Adventure is an initial consideration of Christianity, God's call, and the human response. The contributors are not catechists, but theologians who, after St. Anselm, see theology as faith seeking understanding. The essays highlight the interconnectedness and distinct features of religion as they seek to hear and respond to God's call.

Author Biography

William C. Graham is a Professor and Director of the Catholic Studies Program at the College of St. Scholarstica

Table of Contents

A Scholar's Prayer	vii
Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas	viii
Ten Tips for Beginning College Well	xi
William C. Graham
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction	xvii
Faith, Religion, Theology, and Biblical Studies
Faith, Religion and Theology	1	(8)
Michael Horan
A Time for Resurrection	9	(1)
William C. Graham
Speaking Gently of Our Hope	10	(4)
William C. Graham
Adeline Schonhardt and the Existence of God	14	(3)
William C. Graham
The Five Ways	17	(4)
Thomas Aquinas
The Mystery of God	21	(9)
Michael P. Horan
Poems	30	(1)
Gerard Manley Hopkins
Get A Grip, Man	31	(2)
Charlene Holden
Biblical Studies: A Brief Introduction	33	(11)
Mark McVann
Christianity
The Nicene Creed	44	(1)
The Trinity and Salvation	45	(8)
Dominic Colonna
Jesus and the Reign of God	53	(8)
William C. Graham
Freedom in the Cross	61	(11)
Alan Revering
The Lesson	72	(2)
Anonymous
Tracing the Early Church	74	(16)
Andrew Krivak
The Communion of Saints	90	(9)
Michael Kwatera
The Key To Prayer	99	(5)
Mark Hollenhorst
The Spiritual Offering of Prayer, Tertullian	104	(2)
What We Dare to Say!	106	(6)
William C. Graham
A Modern Day Parable	112	(5)
Dan Conditt
Why So Many Christian Churches?	117	(13)
Curtiss S. DeMars-Johnson
The Welcoming Spirit	130	(3)
Molly K. Stein
The Basic Teaching of Vatican II	133	(13)
Avery Dulles
Liturgy's Tension: Memory and Hope	146	(7)
Julia Upton
The All Saints Easter Vigil	153
Joel Barbara Clarke
The Celebration of the Eucharist	152	(3)
Justin Martyr
The Eucharist	155	(7)
William C. Graham
Continuing Concerns
The Social Gospel	162	(8)
G. Penny Nixon
Liberation Theology	170	(7)
Martin Carney
Visit to Washington Heights	177	(3)
Mark McVann
Spike and the Diminished Body of Christ	180	(4)
William C. Graham
The Challenge of Feminism	184	(10)
Johann Vento
This Business of Mary	194	(7)
Lee Stuart
Psychology and Religion	201	(5)
Stephen Maret
The Sadness of a City	206	(4)
William C. Graham
The Last Straw: The Earth and Religious Concern	210	(3)
Rose Zuzworsky
A Conclusion	213	(1)
About the Contributors	214	(3)
Index	217