The Cambridge Companion to Joseph Ratzinger
The Cambridge Companion to Joseph Ratzinger

Author: Daniel Cardó

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2023-12-21

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 1009488309

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Among the most important modern Catholic thinkers, Joseph Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI, fundamentally shaped Christian theology in the 20th and early 21st centuries. His collaborations and debates with figures such as Henri de Lubac, Karl Rahner, Jean Daniélou, Hans Küng, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Jürgen Habermas reflect the key role he has played in the development of Christian life and doctrine. The Cambridge Companion to Joseph Ratzinger conveys the depth and breadth of his significant legacy to contemporary Catholic theology and culture. With contributions from an international team of scholars, the volume assesses Ratzinger's theological synthesis in response to contemporary challenges that Christianity faces. It surveys the major themes and topics that Ratzinger explored, and highlights aspects of the ideas that he developed in his engagement with a wide variety of intellectual and religious currents. Collectively, the essays in this volume demonstrate how Ratzinger's epochal contributions to Christian thought will reverberate for generations to come.

No Turning Back
No Turning Back

Author: Margaret O'Gara

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0814683134

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-245) and index.

Koinonia and the Quest for an Ecumenical Ecclesiology
Koinonia and the Quest for an Ecumenical Ecclesiology

Author: Lorelei F. Fuchs

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 600

ISBN-13: 080284023X

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The word koinonia has gained prominence in recent ecumenical discussions. In this original and substantial work Lorelei Fuchs proposes the theological idea of koinonia, commonly translated as "communion" or "fellowship," as the key to moving fractured churches toward a future unity. Fuchs challenges churches to move beyond mere dialogue and to apply ecumenical insights at the local level. She begins by relating the exegetical meaning of koinonia to its ecumenical meaning, tracing the place of koinonia both within the churches and between the churches. She then examines the concept of koinonia in the extensive and fruitful dialogues that have taken place between Lutherans, Anglicans, and Roman Catholics, finally articulating a "symbolic competence for communionality" that provides a rich and workable way forward for church unity at all levels. Encompassing the latest in ecumenical thought, Koinonia and the Quest for an Ecumenical Ecclesiology provides a broad, thoughtful framework for realizing Christ's prayer "that all may be one . . . so that the world may believe."