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Philosophical theology --- Milbank, John

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Postmodern theology --- Cupitt, Don. --- Milbank, John

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Twentieth-century Catholic theology was strongly affected by Henri de Lubac's claim that the western theological tradition went awry by allowing that one could have an adequate idea of human nature without reference to humanity's supernatural end. According to de Lubac, the culprits were early modern scholastics, and their mistake was the idea of pure nature. Aquinas's Notion of Pure Nature and the Christian Integralism of Henri de Lubac: Not Everything Is Grace contributes to the current literature criticizing de Lubac's thesis. Specifically, it offers an explanation for its enduring power and popularity with particular attention to the contemporary Radical Orthodoxy movement. «'Not Everything is Grace' offers a clear, insightful and very helpful account of the notion of pure nature in Thomism, in arguments developed in the 20th-century by Henri de Lubac, and as carried forward today by the Radical Orthodoxy movement. The volume will admirably serve both postgraduate courses and theologians working in this important area.» (Professor Anne Hunt, Dean, Faculty of Theology and Philosophy, Australian Catholic University) «Bernard Mulcahy has produced a top-notch study of a nettlesome topic. All in all, no agreement exists among theologians about what happens to the human nature that God created in Genesis (Gen 1:23) once the dawn of redeeming grace appears in Saint Luke's gospel (Lk 1:38). Father Mulcahy takes up with ambition and excellence this question that continues to unsettle Christian theology.» (Romanus Cessario, O.P., St John's Seminary, Brighton) «Characterized by acuity of analysis, fairness of judgment, and lucidity of thought and style, Matthew Bernard Mulcahy's 'Not Everything Is Grace' is an indispensable reading for any serious student of theology with an interest in the recent renewal of the debate over 'nature and grace' and especially the idea of a 'pure nature'.Mulcahy convincingly demonstrates first that theologians of the patristic era were well familiar with a human nature and a common final human discernible apart from revelation and grace and, secondly and more extensively, that the idea, though not the term, of pure nature plays a significant role in the writings of Thomas Aquinas. Furthermore, by showing that Henri de Lubac's characterizations of Baianism and Jansenism occluded the political and historical contexts and impacts of these theological movements, Mulcahy successfully questions Henri de Lubac's familiar, but historically unsubstantiated claim, that the modern scholastic use of 'pure nature' facilitated the rise of modern secularism and atheism. Last but not least, Mulcahy offers an accurate and illuminating reading of the most recent radicalization of de Lubac's vision into a comprehensive theological integralism - Radical Orthodoxy. Mulcahy's perspicuous analysis of its central tenets constitutes a critique that is as charitable as it is devastating. Mulcahy makes a powerful case for the indispensability of the idea of pure nature for a Catholic theology that wants to account for the full scope of the complexity of creaturely existence. This is a 'must' on the reading list for every class that tackles the 'nature-grace-debate' in the 20th century. Its clarity and even-handedness make it a welcome contribution to a complicated and often heated debate. Tolle, lege!» (Reinhard Hütter, Duke University Divinity School)

Theological anthropology --- Christianity --- History of doctrines. --- Thomas, --- Lubac, Henri de, --- Milbank, John.

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Secularism --- Religion and the social sciences --- Postmodernism --- Gifts --- Religious aspects --- Philosophy --- Milbank, John --- Postmodernism - Religious aspects --- Gifts - Philosophy

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Michael Laffin demonstrates the promise of Martin Luther's thought for contemporary political theology by showing how Luther has been over-determined in standard genealogies of modernity which frequently deafen us to his unique contribution. Laffin argues that contemporary theologians have typically followed a narrative derived from the work of a previous generation of political historians and philosophers, which tend to screen out or distort the Reformers' contribution to political theory. Common to these narratives are charges against Luther for his perceived univocal and nominal ontology resulting in a privatized and spiritualized Christianity, thus falsely dividing the world into autonomous spheres. Additionally, the narratives claim that Luther follows in the wake of voluntarism, leading to an insistence on human passivity that leaves no room for pagan virtue. Thus, politics is reduced to an authoritarian imposition of order. In contrast to the dominant narratives of political modernity, Laffin re-examines these narratives by focusing on the political significance of areas in Luther's corpus often neglected in contemporary accounts of his political thought, especially his commentaries on Scripture and writings on the sacraments. Attention to these writings brings forth the crucial themes of the two ecclesiae and the three institutions. Constructively, these themes are deployed in critical engagement with contemporary political theology, particularly as represented in Radical Orthodoxy and the new-Augustinianism.

2 LUTHER, MARTIN --- 2 LUTHER, MARTIN Godsdienst. Theologie--LUTHER, MARTIN --- Godsdienst. Theologie--LUTHER, MARTIN --- Christianity and politics. --- Religion and politics. --- Luther, Martin, --- Milbank, John. --- Political and social views. --- Political and social views --- Luther, Martin, - 1483-1546 - Political and social views. --- Luther, Martin, - 1483-1546