Hominisation and the Kingdom of God A Study on E. Schillebeeckx and M. M. Thomas

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Hominisation and the kingdom of God : The biblical Theological Contexts and Immanent theories .........21 Initial Observation ...........22 Biblical Understanding of Human Fulfillment and the Kingdom of God ................39 The selection of the word Hominisation ...........51 Hominisation and Image and Likeness of GOd ......62 Christ as the epicenter of Hominisation ........70 Approaches of west and east : A short Survey .........72 The vatican II and the world vision related to hominisation ..........80 An evaluation of immanent or secular theories .................84 2. Hominisation and the kingdom of God : Transformational perspective theology of Edward schillebeeckx.......94 A biographical note of E. Schillebeeckx`s Theological Humanism ................96 Edward schillebeeckx`basic theological assertion ......107 His philosophical Sources for the Theological Concepts of Humankind .......119 The concept of Humanity : God and Human inter-Subjectivity .........129 Human destiny in Relation to the Antrophological Constants..............140 Hominisation and contrast experiences..............146 The importance of our earthly history ............157 Jesus proclamation of the kingdom of God .............164 Crace and salvation in view of Hominisation .........182 3. Hominisation and the kingdom of God : The theological reflections of M M thomas MMT: A life dedicated to a Genuine hominisation ..........190 MMT`s theological Humanism : Influences ..........203 The concept of God`s Love and the Concept of the human being as spiritual matter ........210 The importance and the dynamic nature of Historicity ...........221 The Emphasis on Christ and his Cross ...............236 The concept of Salvation ................266 Praxis in the church for the sake of the kingdom of God ..............276