Edward Schillebeeckx and Contemporary Theology [Hardcover]

What are contemporary theology's challenges? What are its fruitful approaches? Who are its promising contributors? The contributions to this collection of essays try to find answers to these questions by making references to the Dutch Dominican scholar Edward Schillebeeckx, using his theology as a starting point for an up-to-date investigation and discussion. The theological work of Edward Schillebeeckx marks the transition from a pre-modern to a modern approach to Christian faith, Church, and theology. Already more than two generations of theologians have been trained in dialogue with his thought. Contemporary theology testifies, often implicitly, to the enduring relevance of many of Schillebeeckx's insights, while in other instances it pushes his thinking to its limits in order to deal with the current challenges for faith and society.

List of Contents

In Memoriam Edward Schillebeeckx, OP (1914-2009)

Prof. dr. Lieven Boeve, Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

Prof. dr. Ben Vedder, Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Letter from Edward Schillebeeckx to the Participants in the Symposium 'Theology for the 21st Century: The Enduring Relevance of Edward Schillebeeckx for Contemporary Theology' (Leuven - December 3-6, 2008)

Preface

Frederiek Depoortere

List of Contributors

INTRODUCTION

The Enduring Significance and Relevance of Edward Schillebeeckx: Introducing the State of the Question in Medias Res, Lieven Boeve

PART I 'God Is New Each Moment': The Question of God in Modernity

God, the Luxury of Our Lives: Schillebeeckx and the Argument, Anthony J. Godzieba

Taking Atheism Seriously: A Challenge for Theology in the 21st Century, Frederiek Depoortere

PART II 'Everything Is Politics But Politics is Nl³.