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Informationen zum Autor Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt is Professor of Theology at Loyola University Maryland and a deacon of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. He is a former editor of Modern Theology and the author of several books, including Why the Mystics Matter Now (2003) and Thomas Aquinas: Faith, Reason, and Following Christ (2013). He is co-editor of The Blackwell Companion to Catholicism (Wiley Blackwell, 2011) and has published numerous articles on medieval and modern theology. James J. Buckley is Professor of Theology at Loyola University Maryland. He has been on the editorial boards of Modern Theology and Pro Ecclesia: A Journal for Catholic and Evangelical Theology , and is a member of the North American Lutheran Catholic Dialogue. He is author of Seeking the Humanity of God: Practices, Doctrines, and Catholic Theology (1992), co-editor of The Blackwell Companion to Catholicism (Wiley Blackwell, 2011), and has published in a variety of journals. Klappentext Catholic Theology: An Introduction is an accessible, comprehensive and in-depth examination of Catholic theology, exploring how it is rooted in and informs Catholic practice. The text provides an overview of all the major topics of Catholic theology from the Trinity and the Church to prayer and the sacraments. For each topic, the authors weave together discussion of the Bible, historical texts, reflections by important theologians, and contemporary debates and sources for a nuanced look at Catholic belief and practice. They discuss scriptural, historical, philosophical, systematic, liturgical, and moral aspects of Catholic theology. The text places particular emphasis on the interconnectedness of various beliefs and the breadth of sacramental, devotional, and moral practices within the Catholic faith. Appropriate for students at all levels, this text assumes no prior knowledge of the topic while providing depth and insight to engage those readers more familiar with the topic. Zusammenfassung Introduction to Catholic Theology is an accessible but in-depth examination of the ways in which Catholic theology is rooted in and informs Catholic practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations and Texts xiii Introduction: From the Middle of Our Life's Journey xv 1 The Nature and Sources of Catholic Theology 1 1.1 Catholics 2 1.1.1 Being and Becoming Catholic 3 1.1.2 Personal and Communal 4 1.1.3 Catholics and Other People 6 1.2 Theology: Fides et Ratio 7 1.2.1 Fides 9 1.2.2 Ratio 10 1.3 The Sources of Catholic Theology 12 1.3.1 Scripture 12 1.3.2 Tradition 19 1.3.3 Magisterium 22 Notes 26 References 27 2 God 28 2.1 The God of Scripture 29 2.2 Father, Son, and Spirit 35 2.2.1 The New Testament 35 2.2.2 The Road to Nicaea 38 2.2.3 The Road from Nicaea 43 2.2.3.1 Trouble with terminology 43 2.2.3.2 Relations and procession 45 2.2.3.3 Trinity and community 47 2.3 The Grammar of Divinity 50 2.3.1 Proofs of God's Existence 50 2.3.1.1 Anselm's "ontological argument" 51 2.3.1.2 Thomas Aquinas's "five ways" 52 2.3.2 God and Being 56 2.3.3 Language on the Way to God 60 2.3.3.1 The positive and negative ways 60 2.3.3.2 Analogy 61 Notes 63 References 64 3 Creation and Fall 66 3.1 The God Who Creates 67 3.1.1 Creation in the Bible 67 3.1.2 What Does It Mean to Call God "Creator"? 71 3.1.2.1 Creation in goodness 71 3.1.2.2 Creation in freedom 73 3.1.2.3 Creation from nothing 74 3.2 The Created Order 76 3.2.1 Orderly Diversity 76 3.2.2 Angelic Life 78 3.2.3 Caused Causes 80 3.2.4 Creation and Modern Science 8...
