Christology in the Indian Anthropological Context

Christology in the Indian Anthropological Context
Author: Mathew Vekathanam
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Total Pages: 834
Release: 1986
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

This work is a contribution towards the developing Indian Christology. The mystery of Christ is discussed in the context of the Indian anthropology, especially of the Vedanta, with special emphasis on the Christological contributions of some of the prominent Indian thinkers, both Christian and non-Christian. There is also a serious and successful attempt made here to bring the Indian anthropo-Christological problematic into a critical and dialogical encounter especially with two knowledgeable representatives of the German theological milieu, Karl Rahner and Wolfhart Pannenberg, showing the complementary nature as well as the irreconcilable aspects of the various Christological views. The approach here is dialectical, critical, sufficiently differentiated, very systematic and clear. The missiological and dialogico-ecumenical implications of this work are also of considerable importance.

The Challenges of Vatican II for an Authentic Indian Catholic Church

The Challenges of Vatican II for an Authentic Indian Catholic Church
Author: Suhas Pereira
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2020-11-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3643803052

The Vatican II was an event of a new facelift for the entire edifice of the Catholic ecclesiology. It called for the renewal in the universal Catholic Church. This book deals with the question: How can the Catholic Church in India accept the council's challenge for renewal and become truly Indian in its being and essence? Undertaking a systematic examination of the post-conciliar ecclesiological development in the Indian Catholic Church, in its existential multi-religious and multi-cultural context, the author attempts to develop an ecclesiological reflection for the Indian context.

Jesus Christ - Truly God and Truly Man

Jesus Christ - Truly God and Truly Man
Author: John Chidubem Nwaogaidu
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2016
Genre: Christianity
ISBN: 364390732X

The truth of the Christian message must be interpreted in such a way that Christ as the Incarnate Word - 'truly God and truly Man' - could become part of the people's way of life. It is in such interpretation that African Christians in their faith encounter and life experiences might be able to perceive the reality of Christ-events and find a true home with themselves and with their God. Chidubem Nwaogaidu is a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, Nigeria. He holds Doctorate Degrees both in Sociology (Muenster) and in Dogmatic Theology (Eichstaett). (Series: African Theology / Afrikanische Theologie, Vol. 3) [Subject: Christianity, Religious Studies, African Studies]

Jesus Christ in World History

Jesus Christ in World History
Author: Jan A. B. Jongeneel
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2009
Genre: Christianity and other religions
ISBN: 9783631596883

Based on the author's thesis (Th.D.)--Leiden University, 1971.

Introduction to Wolfhart Pannenberg's Systematic Theology

Introduction to Wolfhart Pannenberg's Systematic Theology
Author: Gunther Wenz
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2012-11-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3647560146

As one of the great thinkers of our time, Wolfhart Pannenberg has influenced the history of Christian theology and philosophy of religion since the second half of the 20th century. His Systematic Theology and many of his other works have become classics in the theological science.In this introduction Gunther Wenz examines the main pillars of Pannenberg's theology: the self-manifestation of God, the Trinitarian God, the creation of the world, Christology, anthropology, pneumatology, eschatology and ecclesiology. The book thereby offers a valuable guide to comprehending Pannenberg's Systematic Theology in the context of his most relevant writings.

The Word Became Flesh

The Word Became Flesh
Author: K. P. Kuruvila
Publisher: ISPCK
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2002
Genre: Christianity and culture
ISBN: 9788172146511

Intercultural Christology in John's Gospel

Intercultural Christology in John's Gospel
Author: Biju Chacko
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2022-07-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1506480705

Christology with a planetary vision, blurring the boundaries and breaking the rhetoric of polarities of domination and exclusion, is the need of the hour. It is only by taking seriously these two dimensions (intercultural and subaltern) that christological articulations can be made intelligible, understandable, and relevant. Intercultural Christology in John's Gospel unravels the intercultural intersections and subaltern dimensions of John's Christology. John's Christology, crossing the boundaries of traditional Messianic categories of Judaism, even while echoing those traditions in an intercultural milieu, and creating a hybrid space of "inter" by blurring the categories of "above" and "below," gives an impetus for developing such new expressions in any given subaltern context. Christological articulation in John has a multidimensional orientation: toward God, world, and life. Therefore, John's Christology could be termed a Christology with a planetary vision. John's Gospel articulates its Christology through an intercultural route from a subaltern negotiating space. The Johannine Messiah is a subaltern Messiah, and the Johannine community is a subaltern community. The evangelist is not the one who collaborated with the colonizers. Therefore, the text cannot be treated as a colonial document, as some of the postcolonial readers do. Rather the evangelist resists and disrupts, even while resonating with the surrounding linguistic and conceptual milieu. Therefore, a hermeneutical framework of intercultural resonance and subaltern subversive rhetoric is a key to unlock the Gospel. Such a hermeneutical approach is a viable option in any subaltern context.

God in the World

God in the World
Author: Thomas O'Meara
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2015-03-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0814683843

A century has passed since Karl Rahner's birth, and two decades have passed since his death. Yet this remarkable theologian has left a legacy of wisdom as relevant today as it was during Rahner's time. In God in the World: A Guide to Karl Rahner's Theology, Thomas O 'Meara looks anew at Rahner's insights and theological principles. Through O 'Meara's clear and engaging style, readers will discover 'or rediscover, as the case may be 'how invaluable Rahner is for the church today. Rahner's is a theology that considers both people and history as important. It is a theology that begins with grace as God's self-communication, God's gift of life shared with humankind. It is a theology that directly speaks to some of the tensions we as the church, the people of God, struggle with today: religious pluralism and salvation through Jesus Christ, the roles of priests and lay ecclesial ministers, the offices of bishops and popes, the movements of secular modernity and religious fundamentalism. O 'Meara helps the reader find in Rahner a traditional revolutionary whose theology sees the depth, extent, and vitality of faith, hope and love in the hearts of all people. Thomas O 'Meara, OP PhD, is the William K. Warren Professor of Theology Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame. He studied with Karl Rahner at the University of Munich and continues to receive numerous invitations to teach and speak on Rahner. Among his recent publications are A Theologian's Journey (Paulist, revised 2002), Theology of Ministry (Paulist, 1999), Thomas Aquinas Theologian (University of Notre Dame Press, 1997).