Nouvelle Theologie and Sacramental Ontology A Return to Mystery [Hardcover]

An in-depth study ofnouvelle theologieand theressourcementmovement. Hans Boersma argues that a return to mystery was the movement's deepest motivation. He sets out the context for the early development of the movement prior to Vatican II and provides detailed analysis of its characteristic elements and thinkers.

It is clear that Boersma is not simply doing historical theology for its own sake, but recognizes that at the heart of this movement is a theologically rich attempt to recover the heart of theology from the great tradition... Boersma works through several key issues at the heart of of thenouvelletheologiemovement and shows that the impulse behind the various interpretative decisions was the recovery of a sacramental ontology. --Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care

Hans Boersma holds the J.I. Packer Chair of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, Canada. Before coming to Regent in 2005, he taught for six years at Trinity Western University in nearby Langley. Boersma holds a doctorate from the University of Utrecht. His articles have appeared in numerous journals. His publications includeViolence, Hospitality, and the Cross: Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition(Baker Academic), which won the 2005Christianity Todaybest theological book of the year award;Nouvelle Theologie and Sacramental Ontology: A Return to Mystery(OUP, 2009); andHeavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry(Eerdmans, 2011).