Humble Confidence: Spiritual and Pastoral Guidance from Karl Rahner
The influential German Jesuit theologian, Karl Rahner (1904–84), famously claimed that the more scientific theology is the more spiritually and pastorally relevant it will be. This book attempts to demonstrate the truth of this claim by drawing together resources scattered throughout Rahner’s voluminous writings in order to make his wisdom more available for people seeking a deeper spirituality and a more effective pastoral ministry. The book also provides summaries of Rahner’s main ideas on anthropology, God, Christ, and the Church, with an emphasis on their practical significance. Finally, it serves as a response to those critics who claim that Rahner is passé by emphasizing the power of his theology to illumine contemporary issues with the light of the Gospel.
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Humble Confidence: Spiritual and Pastoral Guidance from Karl Rahner
The influential German Jesuit theologian, Karl Rahner (1904–84), famously claimed that the more scientific theology is the more spiritually and pastorally relevant it will be. This book attempts to demonstrate the truth of this claim by drawing together resources scattered throughout Rahner’s voluminous writings in order to make his wisdom more available for people seeking a deeper spirituality and a more effective pastoral ministry. The book also provides summaries of Rahner’s main ideas on anthropology, God, Christ, and the Church, with an emphasis on their practical significance. Finally, it serves as a response to those critics who claim that Rahner is passé by emphasizing the power of his theology to illumine contemporary issues with the light of the Gospel.
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Humble Confidence: Spiritual and Pastoral Guidance from Karl Rahner

Humble Confidence: Spiritual and Pastoral Guidance from Karl Rahner

by James Bacik
Humble Confidence: Spiritual and Pastoral Guidance from Karl Rahner

Humble Confidence: Spiritual and Pastoral Guidance from Karl Rahner

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The influential German Jesuit theologian, Karl Rahner (1904–84), famously claimed that the more scientific theology is the more spiritually and pastorally relevant it will be. This book attempts to demonstrate the truth of this claim by drawing together resources scattered throughout Rahner’s voluminous writings in order to make his wisdom more available for people seeking a deeper spirituality and a more effective pastoral ministry. The book also provides summaries of Rahner’s main ideas on anthropology, God, Christ, and the Church, with an emphasis on their practical significance. Finally, it serves as a response to those critics who claim that Rahner is passé by emphasizing the power of his theology to illumine contemporary issues with the light of the Gospel.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780814683163
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Publication date: 10/14/2014
Series: Michael Glazier Books
Pages: 198
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 8.96(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

James Bacik has served as a priest for the Diocese of Toledo for over fifty years. He earned a doctorate in theology from the University of Oxford in England and has published numerous articles and nine books, including Apologetics and the Eclipse of Mystery: Mystagogy According to Karl Rahner. His busy lecture schedule has taken him to Latin America, China, Japan, Russia and Australia. He is currently a visiting professor at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

1 Christian Anthropology: Cultivating Dialectical Virtues 1

2 Doctrine of God: Deepening Our Prayer Life 21

3 Christology: Betting Our Lives on Jesus 43

4 Church: Renewing Ecclesial Life 71

5 Personal Reflections: Exemplifying Rahner's Pastoral Influence 93

Epilogue: Defending Rahner Against His Critics 165

Selected Bibliography 173

Notes 175

Index 181

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