Hope and History - The Communio and Concilium Alternatives

This book enables readers to understand contemporary divisions in Catholic theology. By examining a case study of issues in Catholic fundamental theology, Collits charts a path forward by advocating a rootedness in the Revelation of the Person of Jesus Christ. He does so by exploring metaphysics, the history-ontology and nature-grace relationships, soteriology and Christology. Furthermore, in examining the hope-history debate, this book tackles fundamental political and philosophical questions.Collitis approaches this by examining the competing schools of post-conciliar theology. On the one hand, the Conclilium school of Karl Rahner, Edward Schillebeeckx, JB Metz and Gustavo Gutierrez; on the other hand. The Communio school of Josef Pieper and Joseph Ratzinger.>

About the author

David Collits is an independent scholar and lawyer based in Australia. He was awarded a PhD in Theology from the University of Notre Dame, Australia, in 2021.

Product details

• Authors: David Collits
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 18.09.2025
• EAN: 9780567718525
• ISBN: 978-0-567-71852-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: T&T Clark Studies in Ressourcement Catholic Theology and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Liberation, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Soteriology, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Christology, Theology, Christian theology, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, For graduate / post-graduate and equivalents