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Perspectives on one of the most influential books in twentieth century Catholicism, and its continued relevance today.
Few books in theology have faced the twentieth century with all its horrors and yet revoiced the redemptive Christian antidote as convincingly as Joseph Ratzinger’s 1968 masterpiece, Introduction to Christianity. In Gift to Church and World, John Cavadini and Donald Wallenfang present papers from the conference held at the University of Notre Dame to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of this classic book’s publication and, through it, Ratzinger’s lasting influence on the world of Christian theology. Bishops, priests, and lay men and women set their hands to ‘the trowel of tribute,’ honoring the legacy of Joseph Ratzinger and the pivotal role he has played in the recent history of the Catholic Church.
Covering Ratzinger’s work on fundamental theology, philosophical theology, dogmatic theology, spiritual theology, and pedagogy, the essays gathered here shed new light on Ratzinger’s theological genius. Throughout, the authors return to his compelling expression of the divine call to reawaken to our true identity as beloved children of God. Altogether, readers will deepen their appreciation and understanding of the theological contributions of Joseph Ratzinger, and his continued relevance to mission and evangelisation today.
Few books in theology have faced the twentieth century with all its horrors and yet revoiced the redemptive Christian antidote as convincingly as Joseph Ratzinger’s 1968 masterpiece, Introduction to Christianity. In Gift to Church and World, John Cavadini and Donald Wallenfang present papers from the conference held at the University of Notre Dame to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of this classic book’s publication and, through it, Ratzinger’s lasting influence on the world of Christian theology. Bishops, priests, and lay men and women set their hands to ‘the trowel of tribute,’ honoring the legacy of Joseph Ratzinger and the pivotal role he has played in the recent history of the Catholic Church.
Covering Ratzinger’s work on fundamental theology, philosophical theology, dogmatic theology, spiritual theology, and pedagogy, the essays gathered here shed new light on Ratzinger’s theological genius. Throughout, the authors return to his compelling expression of the divine call to reawaken to our true identity as beloved children of God. Altogether, readers will deepen their appreciation and understanding of the theological contributions of Joseph Ratzinger, and his continued relevance to mission and evangelisation today.
Price: $39.95
Pages: 366
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: James Clarke
Publication Date:
25 May 2023
Trim Size: 5.98 X 8.98 in
ISBN: 9780227178829
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, RELIGION / History, RELIGION / Christian Church / History, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ecclesiology, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics, History of religion
List of Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction by John C. Cavadini
I. Overview and Context
1. Integral Faith Formation in the Spirit of the Second Vatican Council: Joseph Ratzinger’s Introduction to Christianity (1968), by Most Rev. Rudolf Voderholzer
2. The Articulation of Faith Between Memory and Recollection, by Rev. Richard Schenk, OP
3. The Reception of Einfürhrung in das Christentum among the Reviewers, by Tracey Rowland
II. Fundamental Theology
4. The Introduction to Christianity in Light of Principles of Catholic Theology, by Cyril O’Regan
5. Ratzinger on Lessing’s “Ugly Broad Ditch”: Augustinian Ressourcement and Modern Rationalism, by Rev. Aaron Pidel, SJ
6. An Introduction to Tradition in Ratzinger’s Introduction to Christianity, by Catherine R. Cavadini
7. An Introduction to Scripture in Ratzinger’s Introduction to Christianity, by Anthony J. Pagliarini
III. Philosophical Theology
8. Nein und doch: Ratzinger’s Philosophy of Renunciation in an Augustinian Key, by Donald Wallenfang, OCDS
9. “Being for” and Normativity in a Post-Durkheimian Age, by Anthony C. Sciglitano, Jr.
IV. Dogmatic Theology
10. Joseph Ratzinger’s “Spiritual Christology”, by Rev. Robert P. Imbelli
11. Touching the Void: Ratzinger’s Soteriology, by Francesca Murphy
12. The Homelessness of Pneumatology: Ratzinger on the Spirit and the Church in the Modern World, by Patrick X. Gardner
13. Hide and Seek: The Eschatology of Introduction to Christianity, by Leonard J. DeLorenzo
14. The Liturgical Metaphysics of Gift in Introduction to Christianity, by Timothy P. O’Malley
V. Spiritual Theology
15. On Christian Structures, by Clemens Sedmak
16. On the Absenting of Christ: Cruciform Beauty in Ratzinger’s Introduction to Christianity, by Jennifer Newsome Martin
Epilogue: “The Pedagogy of Introducing” by John C. Cavadini
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction by John C. Cavadini
I. Overview and Context
1. Integral Faith Formation in the Spirit of the Second Vatican Council: Joseph Ratzinger’s Introduction to Christianity (1968), by Most Rev. Rudolf Voderholzer
2. The Articulation of Faith Between Memory and Recollection, by Rev. Richard Schenk, OP
3. The Reception of Einfürhrung in das Christentum among the Reviewers, by Tracey Rowland
II. Fundamental Theology
4. The Introduction to Christianity in Light of Principles of Catholic Theology, by Cyril O’Regan
5. Ratzinger on Lessing’s “Ugly Broad Ditch”: Augustinian Ressourcement and Modern Rationalism, by Rev. Aaron Pidel, SJ
6. An Introduction to Tradition in Ratzinger’s Introduction to Christianity, by Catherine R. Cavadini
7. An Introduction to Scripture in Ratzinger’s Introduction to Christianity, by Anthony J. Pagliarini
III. Philosophical Theology
8. Nein und doch: Ratzinger’s Philosophy of Renunciation in an Augustinian Key, by Donald Wallenfang, OCDS
9. “Being for” and Normativity in a Post-Durkheimian Age, by Anthony C. Sciglitano, Jr.
IV. Dogmatic Theology
10. Joseph Ratzinger’s “Spiritual Christology”, by Rev. Robert P. Imbelli
11. Touching the Void: Ratzinger’s Soteriology, by Francesca Murphy
12. The Homelessness of Pneumatology: Ratzinger on the Spirit and the Church in the Modern World, by Patrick X. Gardner
13. Hide and Seek: The Eschatology of Introduction to Christianity, by Leonard J. DeLorenzo
14. The Liturgical Metaphysics of Gift in Introduction to Christianity, by Timothy P. O’Malley
V. Spiritual Theology
15. On Christian Structures, by Clemens Sedmak
16. On the Absenting of Christ: Cruciform Beauty in Ratzinger’s Introduction to Christianity, by Jennifer Newsome Martin
Epilogue: “The Pedagogy of Introducing” by John C. Cavadini
Index