An Introduction to Theology

includes index and biblioraphy

WHAT IS THEOLOGY? 1 The God - Question 1 Various Definitions of Christian Theology 8 Creative Polarities in Theologizing 21 THE SOURCES OF THEOLOGY Foundations of Theology Magisterium or the Teaching Office of the Church DEVELOPMENT AND PLURALISM THEOLOGY: A HISTORICAL OUTLINE 85 Scholastic Theologies 97 The Breakdown of the Scholastic Synthesis: William OfOckham (1285-1347) E. The Post-Scholastic Era SELECTED MODELS OF THEOLOGY Situating the Exposition A Syriac-Semitic Theological Approach: St. Ephraem Some Comments of an Evaluative Nature C. Theology as the Articulation of the Liturgical Experience: Alexander Schmemann XXI . Theology as Thomas understood it 134 Theology as Sacred Science 134 Some Considerations of an Evaluative Nature 136 Theology as Theological Anthropology: Karl Rahner 143 Theological Reflection as Critical Reflection on Christian Praxis 149 A Contemplative Approach to Christian Theology: Swami Abhishiktananda 155 THE CRITERIA OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION 16 The Issue and Need for Criteria 16: The Problem of the Criterion of the Criterion 16 The Roman Catholic Stance on the Issue 16 The Self-Understanding of the Church 16 A Brief Historical Excursus on the Christian Fact 16 The Different Emphases 17 The Roman Catholic Understanding of the Authority of the Church 1" The Corporate Reception of Church Doctrine 184 The Personal Reception of Church Teaching 184 The Role of the Professional Theologian 184 tracing out the Parameters of the Catholic Theological nterprise 185 TER VI. THEOLOGIZING IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT 189 The Different Ecclesial Traditions in India 190 The St. Thomas Christians 190 The Catholic Church of the Roman or Latin Rite in India 193