Liberation Ecclesiology? : The Quest for Authentic Freedom in Joseph Ratzinger's Theology of the Church.
Title:
Liberation Ecclesiology? : The Quest for Authentic Freedom in Joseph Ratzinger's Theology of the Church.
Author:
Corkery, Seán.
ISBN:
9783035307115
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (592 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Section I. Contexts -- Chapter 1. Discovering the Importance of Freedom: Formative Influences on Joseph Ratzinger and his Theology -- 1.1. A Life Marked by the Theme of Freedom -- 1.2. Theological Attitude towards Ideology -- 1.3. Encounter with Augustinian Ecclesiology: Self-Surrender in Love -- 1.4. The Dynamic Meaning of Revelation in Bonaventure and the Emergence of the Principle of Dialogue -- 1.5. Exploring the Truth of Being Human -- 1.6. Emergence of a "Christological Hermeneutic" -- 1.7. Conclusion -- Chapter 2. Reading the Contemporary Cultural and Ecclesial Dynamics of Freedom -- 2.1. Freedom as a "One-Sided" Idea in Modern Intellectual History: From Luther to Sartre -- 2.2. Contemporary Cultural Dynamics of Freedom -- 2.3. Contemporary Ecclesial Dynamics of Freedom -- 2.4. Basic Orientations of an Ecclesiology of Liberation -- 2.5. Conclusion -- Section II. Foundations -- Chapter 3. The Foundations of Human Freedom - Christological Contours -- 3.1. The Dimensions of the Figure of Christ as Liberator -- 3.2. Christology and Freedom -- 3.3. Conclusion -- Chapter 4. The Shape of Human Freedom: Anthropological Contours -- 4.1. Being Free in the World - The Human Search for Meaning -- 4.2. Two Scriptural Categories Shaping Freedom: Monotheism and Creatureliness -- 4.3. Comparing the Modern and Christian Syntheses -- 4.4. Acknowledging the Truth of Human Nature: Sin as Suppressed Truth -- 4.5. Conclusion -- Chapter 5. Growth in Human Freedom: Ecclesiological Contours -- 5.1. A Sacramental Framework: God's Church, not "Our" Church -- 5.2. The Faith Dimension: Belief Requires Community -- 5.3. The Love Dimension: Faith that Works through Freedom and Love -- 5.4. The Hope Dimension: Only Truth Frees -- 5.5. Conclusion -- Section III. Manifestations.
Chapter 6. The Church at Worship: The School of Human Freedom -- 6.1. Prayer as Affirmatory, Purificatory and Identificatory -- 6.2. Ecclesial Faith and Freedom: The Act of Trust and Obedience -- 6.3. Worship and Human Ecology -- 6.4. Conclusion -- Chapter 7. The Church and the Office of ἐπίσκοπος: Overseeing Growth in Authentic Freedom -- 7.1. Custodian of Religious Liberty -- 7.2. Advocate for Creation and Creative Reason -- 7.3. Exercising Magisterial Authority -- 7.4. Living the Tension between the Prophetic and Hierarchic Charisms -- 7.5. Being Ready to Suffer -- 7.6. Conclusion -- Chapter 8. The Church as Witness: Practising Freedom in the World -- 8.1. The Personal Level of Conscience -- 8.2. The Communal Level of Martyrdom and Sainthood -- 8.3. The Societal Level of Civil Religion -- 8.4. Conclusion -- Chapter 9. Concluding Evaluation -- 9.1. The Significance of Ratzinger's Contribution -- 9.2. Potential Avenues of Future Enquiry -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Freedom, one of the most potent ideals of the post-Enlightenment era, came to remarkable prominence in ecclesiology through the emergence of liberation theologies in the twentieth century. At the same time, Joseph Ratzinger - a German university professor - was appointed a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. His interaction with the pioneers of the liberationist movement led him to engage directly with the Christian understanding of freedom and its significance. As a result, his interest in freedom as a theological question expanded from the 1970s onwards.<BR> This book explores whether the basis for a liberation ecclesiology can be attributed to Ratzinger in his own right. While the volume's focus is ecclesiological, the author also gathers together many strands of Ratzinger's core theological insights in an attempt to establish how he approaches an issue that is both provocative and highly topical.<BR> Ratzinger is a controversial and engaging figure, and this book is essential reading for those who wish to understand how he deals with a theological topic of ongoing concern to society in general and the Catholic Church in particular.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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