Anonymous Christians: Supernatural Existential and Universal Salvific Will of God An Inquiry into the Rahnerian Theology of Religions

Chapter One
Salvation the Basic Quest of Human Being
Introduction
1. Human Being as Material Being
2. Human Being as Person and Subject
2.1. The Hiddenness and Risk of Personal Experience
2.2. Subjectivity and Responsibility of the Person
3. Human Being as Transcendent Being
3.1. Transcendent Structure of Knowledge.
3.2. The Pre-Apprehension of Being
3.3 The Pre-Apprehension as Constitutive Person
3.4. Transcendence Beyond Words and Concepts
4. Salvation: Historical and Transcendental
4.1. Theological and Anthropological Notions
4.2. Salvation in History
4.3. Salvation is Transcendental
Conclusion
Chapter Two
Karl Rahner's Theory of Supernatural Existential
Introduction
1. Relationship Between Human Nature and Grace
1.1 Nature and Super nature
1.2 Supernaturally Elevating Grace
1.3 Grace as Process of Liberation Leading to God.
2. Human Being as God's Self Communication
2.1 The Notion: Self-Communication
2.2 Self-Communication of God and its Abiding Presence.
2.3 The Absolute gratuity of God's Self-Communication
3. The Offer of Self-Communication as Supernatural
Existential
3.1 Graced Horizon with Freedom of Acceptance
3.2 Man's Supernaturally Elevated Transcendentality and
Brace in its Hiddenness
Conclusion

Chapter Three
The Univerbal Salvific Will of God
Introduction
1. The Mystery of Religions
1.1 True Religion one or Several
1.2. Four Basic Positions
1.2.1. No religion is true, or all religions are equally
untrue
1.2.2. Only single religion is true, an all other religions
are untrue
1.2.3. Every religion is true or all religion are equally
true
1.3. Criterion for Truth
1.2.4. Only one religion is true or, all religions have a
share in the truth of one religion
2.1.1. Thesis: I
2.1.2. Thesis: II
2.1.3. Thesis: III
2. Anonymous Christian
2.1. The Theory of Anonymous Christian and Salvation
2.1.4. Thesis: IV
2.2 Rahner on Church's Missionary Task
3. Universal Salvific Will of God
3.1. Scriptural Understanding
3.2. Rahner on Universal Salvation
4. Church as Universal Sacrament of Salvation
4.1. Salvation of Atheists and Non-Believers
Conclusion
Summative Remarks
General Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix - I: In Memoriam: A Visionary
A Tribute of Love
Appendix - II: Life and Contributions of
Rev. Fr. Mathew Bassus Manjakunnel CMI
Appendix - III: Memories and Events of
Rev. Fr. Bassus Manjakunnel CMI
Appendix - IV: 25th Death Anniversary Ceremonies at
Carmel Monastery Vazhakulam
Appendix - V: Carmel Province in 2024 after 25 Years
of his Heavenly Birth
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