Nouvelle théologie and sacramental ontology: a return to mystery
In the decades leading up to the Second Vatican Council, the movement of nouvelle th--eacute--;ologie caused great controversy in the Catholic Church and remains a subject of vigorous scholarly debate today. In Nouvelle th--eacute--;ologie and Sacramental Ontology Hans Boersma argues that a return t...
| Summary: | In the decades leading up to the Second Vatican Council, the movement of nouvelle th--eacute--;ologie caused great controversy in the Catholic Church and remains a subject of vigorous scholarly debate today. In Nouvelle th--eacute--;ologie and Sacramental Ontology Hans Boersma argues that a return to mystery was the movement's deepest motivation. Countering the modern intellectualism of the neo-Thomist establishment, the nouvelle theologians were convinced that a ressourcement of the Church Fathers and of medieval theology would point the way to a sacramental reintegration of nature and the su |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0199229643 |