This collection, marking the centenary of Avery Dulles’s birth, makes an entirely distinctive contribution to contemporary theological discourse as we approach the second century of the cardinal’s influence, and the twenty-first of Christian witness in the world. Moving beyond a festschrift, the volume offers both historical analyses of Dulles’s contributions and applications of his insights and methodologies to current issues like immigration, exclusion, and digital culture. It includes essays by Dulles’s students, colleagues, and peers, as well as by emerging scholars who have been and continue to be indebted to his theological vision and encyclopedic fluency in the ecclesiological developments of the post-conciliar Church. Though focused more on Catholic and ecumenical affairs than interreligious ones, the volume is intentionally outward-facing and strives to make clear the diverse and pluralistic contours of the cardinal’s nearly unrivaled impact on the North American Church, which truly crossed ideological, denominational, and generational boundaries. While critically recognizing the limits and lacunae of his historical moment, it serves as one among a multitude of testaments to the notion that the ripples of Avery Dulles’s influence continue to widen toward intellectually distant shores.
Price: $65.00
Pages: 176
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Imprint: Fordham University Press
Publication Date:
17 August 2021
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780823294909
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ecclesiology, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, PHILOSOPHY / Essays
This book rightly celebrates the superlative theological contribution of Avery Dulles. As the title indicates and as many of the essays show, Dulles’s theology continues to shed bright light on the journey of the pilgrim Church. As one who learned much from him but also had some disagreements, my response to the thesis of this book is simply—Amen, amen! Alleluia!---Charles E. Curran, Elizabeth Scurlock University Professor of Human Values, Southern Methodist University
The essays in The Survival of Dulles provide a cogent and compelling reflection on the development of one theologian’s craft over a long and productive lifetime and offer insight into the meaning and significance of his work for today. The contributors to this volume extend Dulles’s project to the present moment by creatively engaging both the Christian tradition and contemporary culture to shed light on such pressing topics as migration, ecumenism, and the church in the digital age. This volume will introduce Dulles to an emerging generation of scholars and deepen the appreciation of Dulles for those who are familiar with his work.---Nicholas Rademacher, Cabrini University
This is a valuable addition to the scholarly literature because Dulles’s life and thought do indeed remain relevant. Recommended.
Michael M. Canaris is associate professor of ecclesiology and systematic theology at Loyola University Chicago’s Institute of Pastoral Studies, where he also coordinates the Institute’s graduate programs in Rome. He holds degrees from or has taught at six Jesuit universities and was Avery Cardinal Dulles’s last doctoral student and graduate research assistant.
1 Avery Dulles’s Journey of Faith: A Lifelong Adventure
Anne-Marie Kirmse, O.P. | 1
2 He Knew the One Whom He Loved
Patrick J. Ryan, S.J. | 6
3 Avery Dulles, Theology, and the Twentieth Century
Joseph T. Lienhard, S.J. | 14
4 Imaging the Church in the Age of Migration: The Legacy of Avery Dulles for Asian Christianities
Peter C. Phan | 22
5 Fluency of Interpretation: A Key to Avery Dulles’s Practice of Theology
Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J. | 41
6 Mutual Enrichment: A Remembrance of Avery Dulles
James Massa | 51
7 Avery Dulles on Luther and Lutheranism
H. Ashley Hall | 56
8 Divine Revelation, Academic Freedom, and the Catholic University: A Proposal after Avery Dulles
Terrence W. Tilley | 77
9 Hope and Despair in Today’s World: Avery Dulles and Filipino Youth
Stephanie Ann Y. Puen | 94
10 The Undomesticated Church: Inspiration and the Mission of the Family
Mary Beth Yount | 105
11 The Church and the Digital
Katherine G. Schmidt | 118
12 Evangelization in the Theology of Avery Dulles
Vincent L. Strand, S.J. | 130
Retrospective. Vir Probatus: Avery Dulles and the Forbearance of Things Not Seen
Michael M. Canaris | 147
Afterword: The Good Faith of Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.
Michael C. McCarthy, S.J. | 153
Acknowledgments | 157
List of Contributors | 159
Index | 163
