Gerald O Collins: 20 books
Christian Physicalism?
Philosophical Theological Criticisms
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2017
On the heels of the advance since the twentieth-century of wholly physicalist accounts of human persons, the influence of materialist ontology is increasingly evident in Christian theologizing. To date, the contemporary literature has tended to focus on anthropological issues (e.g., whether the traditional...
by Gerald O’Collins, SJ, and Daniel Kendall
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Proposes and explains ten principles that can guide the use of the scriptures in theology, then tests these principles by applying them to central issues about Jesus Christ, the Trinity and the doctrine of the Church.
by Gerald O'Collins
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2010
Philip Pullman’s re-telling of the story of Jesus of Nazareth (The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ) is certainly an impressive achievement. ‘Time and again,’ says Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, ‘when Pullman offers his version of a familiar biblical saying or narrative,...
by Gerald O'Collins
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2011
This book identifies the distinguishing features of fundamental theology, as distinct from philosophical theology, natural theology, apologetics, and other similar disciplines. Addressing the potential for confusion about basic Christian claims and beliefs, Gerald O'Collins sets out to relaunch fundamental...
by Gerald O'Collins, SJ
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
Many observers greeted the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) as the most important religious event in the twentieth century. Its implementation and impact are still being felt in the Catholic Church, the wider Christian world, and beyond. One sea change that Vatican II brought concerned Roman Catholic...
Revelation
Toward a Christian Theology of God's Self-Revelation in Jesus Christ
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Since the late 1980s the theme of God's self-revelation has been treated only briefly in Christian theology, at times simply ignored, and often confused with biblical inspiration. Revelation: Towards a Christian Theology of God's Self-Revelation lays out its basic characteristics, and begins by distinguishing...
Inspiration
Towards a Christian Interpretation of Biblical Inspiration
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
Inspiration: Towards a Christian Interpretation of Biblical Inspiration anchors its study of inspiration firmly in the Scriptures and examines the inspired nature of the Bible and its inspiring impact. Gerald O'Collins begins by examining classical view of inspiration expounded by Karl Barth and Raymond...
Saint Augustine on the Resurrection of Christ
Teaching, Rhetoric, and Reception
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2017
Despite an enormous amount of literature on St Augustine of Hippo, this work provides the first examination of what he taught about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Augustine expounded Christ's resurrection in his sermons, letters, Answer to Faustus the Manichean, the City of God, Expositions of...
Catholicism
The Story of Catholic Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: December 25, 2014
The bestselling Catholicism has now been revised and updated for an eagerly-anticipated second edition. This lucid and accessible account explains how Roman Catholicism and its beliefs and practices came to be what they are. Renowned scholars Gerald O'Collins and Mario Farrugia move through history...
by Gerald O'Collins
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
Despite a long history of external threats and internal strife, the Roman Catholic Church remains a vast and influential presence in our modern world. But what were its origins, and how has it changed and adapted over the centuries? After Pope Benedict XVI dramatically resigned in early 2013 (the...
Christology : A Biblical Historical and Systematic Study of Jesus
A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Study of Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2009
In this fully revised and updated second edition of his accessible account of systematic Christology Gerald O'Collins continues to challenge the contemporary publishing trend for sensationalist books on Jesus that are supported neither by the New Testament witness nor by mainline Christian beliefs....
by Gerald O'Collins
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2008
Much of what one sees or reads about Jesus is deliberately sensationalist or evasive. Producers and writers raise issues of merely historical interest, highlight trivial matters, or allege that "cover-ups" have hidden the "real truth" for many centuries. They will do anything but face the challenge...
The Second Vatican Council
Message and Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
Convened by Pope John XXIII, the Second Vatican Council (1962–65) profoundly changed the self-image and life of the Catholic Church. But understanding, interpreting, and implementing Vatican II still remain a task far from completed. Pope Francis has given fresh impetus toward practicing the Council’s...
Jesus Our Redeemer
A Christian Approach to Salvation
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2007
Jesus Our Redeemer examines what it means when Christians call Jesus their 'Redeemer' or 'Saviour'. It tackles such questions as: How can redemptive events in the past (Christ's life, death, and resurrection) bring about saving effects in the present? Why do human beings need redemption, both individually...
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