Contemporary Catholic Theology: A Reader

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The contents of this volume offer the reader a broad insight into Catholic theology. Established as an indispensable introduction to six areas of study: The Old Testament, The New Testament, The Person of Jesus, The Church, Christian Morality, and The Sacraments. This collection provides key texts from some of the most distinguished writers in Catholic theology today.Contributors include: Philippe BTguerie and Claude Duchesneau, Christopher Butler, Raymond Brown, S.S., Joseph A. Fitzmyer, S.J., Gideon Goosen and Margaret Tomlinson, John H. Hayes, Monika Hellwig, Aidan Kavanagh, O.S.B., Dermot A. Lane, Enda Lyons, Vincent MacNamara, Richard P. McBrien, Enda McDonagh, Joseph Martos, Robert Murray, S.J., Denis F. O'Callaghan, Timothy E. O'Connell, John F. O'Grady, Jean-Pierre PrTvost, Thomas P. Rausch, S.J., Jeffrey S. Siker, Daniel L. Smith-Christopher, Francis Sullivan, S.J.

Michael A. Hayes is President of Mary Immaculate College, Ireland, and editor of The Pastoral Review. Liam Francis Gearon is Senior Research Fellow at Harris Manchester College and Associate Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford, UK. A Docent of the University of Helsinki, Finland, and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Birmingham, UK, he is also concurrently Conjoint Professor, Newcastle University, Australia; Visiting Professor Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland; and Extraordinary Professor, North-West University, South Africa.

"Undergraduate students, parish study groups, and of course, religious educators, would benefit enormously from a serious study of the thinking of these well-known scholars."--Lawrence S. Cunningham, Dept. of Theology, University of Notre Dame "A good, broad introductory overview of basic Catholic theology....very readable and would be of interest to a wide audience."--Catholic Library World