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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
At first glance, this may appear to be a mere summary of trendy Catholic theology. The author, president and rector of St. John's Seminary College, Camarillo, Calif., discusses these five ideas: We are saved in community; the kingdom of heaven begins on earth; God respects our human freedom; scriptural interpretation is a work of the whole church; great ideas develop over time. On second glance, however, the reader sees, for example, that the author means by "community" something much deeper than liturgical chumminess, and by "human freedom" he means far more than "do whatever you feel like doing." It is in the church that one finds salvation, he says, and in order to make fully human decisions we need clarity of understanding and freedom of will. Five Great Catholic Ideas takes the Catholic basics and unpacks them in a way that will inform and inspire. To read this book is to discover that there is a depth and complexity to these ideas that should short-circuit facile distinctions between "liberal" and "conservative" interpretations.
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Barron (systematic theology, Univ. of St. Mary of the Lake) elucidates the meaning of salvation for Christians by examining the change of heart and consciousness that comes with metanoia, the Greek term whose full impact is lost in translation as "repentance." Drawing on the insights of theological tradition, the scriptures, and the literary work of William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor, Barron reflects on the human condition and our need to be healed in Christ's redeeming love. This will challenge lay readers to examine what lies at the heart of Christian theology and thereby make some sense of the core mystery that makes Christianity "a way of seeing."
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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At first glance, this may appear to be a mere summary of trendy Catholic theology. The author, president and rector of St. John's Seminary College, Camarillo, Calif., discusses these five ideas: We are saved in community; the kingdom of heaven begins on earth; God respects our human freedom; scriptural interpretation is a work of the whole church; great ideas develop over time. On second glance, however, the reader sees, for example, that the author means by "community" something much deeper than liturgical chumminess, and by "human freedom" he means far more than "do whatever you feel like doing." It is in the church that one finds salvation, he says, and in order to make fully human decisions we need clarity of understanding and freedom of will. Five Great Catholic Ideas takes the Catholic basics and unpacks them in a way that will inform and inspire. To read this book is to discover that there is a depth and complexity to these ideas that should short-circuit facile distinctions between "liberal" and "conservative" interpretations.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Barron (systematic theology, Univ. of St. Mary of the Lake) elucidates the meaning of salvation for Christians by examining the change of heart and consciousness that comes with metanoia, the Greek term whose full impact is lost in translation as "repentance." Drawing on the insights of theological tradition, the scriptures, and the literary work of William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor, Barron reflects on the human condition and our need to be healed in Christ's redeeming love. This will challenge lay readers to examine what lies at the heart of Christian theology and thereby make some sense of the core mystery that makes Christianity "a way of seeing."
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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