This two-part text for introductory theology courses at the undergraduate level explores foundational concepts dealing with revelation and various christological themes. This is a collection of readings in theology, classical and contemporary, intended for college level students.
It covers the major themes of an introductory course in theology, the experience of the sacred, the notion of God, Revelation, Jesus Chris An introduction to theology that explores secular and religious answers to the primal questions about who we are and what we shall be. Home Theology Fundamental Theology. Higgins Christianity is an introductory text for college level courses in Christian theology.
Cooper An approachable introductory text to the issue of evil and how it interfaces with one's faith, conscience, psychology, and zeitgeist. Daniel Kendall This is a selection of quotations from more than 70, pages of the teachings of Pope John Paul II which are found in his encyclicals, apostolic exhortations, letters, homilies, addresses, and other texts published during his long pontificate. Christianity Textbook of Catholic Theology Gregory Higgins Christianity is an introductory text for college level courses in Christian theology.
Tatha Wiley Explores the origins, development and interpretations past and present of this conflicting yet fundamental Christian doctrine. University Press Scholarship Online.
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The fundamentals, or foundations, or basic elements, in the Judeo-Christian tradition are the existence of divine revelation and the transmission of this revelation to and through the people of God.
The method of fundamental theology has been philosophical, historical, and theological. Because methodological questions arise only after the theological work is in progress and because of the historicist and positivistic temper of the last century, there has been a certain ambivalence as to whether fundamental theology is properly philosophical or theological.
Apologetics and Atheism Required Reading: This website uses cookies to improve user experience. Where does man receive the word of God? Precisely because man is spirit incarnated he is open to all being. Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. Rahner and other scholars have pointed out that the above presentation is one-sided because it does not explain how man is capable of receiving revelation without this revelation being necessary for man.
The tendency today is to regard the discipline as strictly theological, that is, the activity of man's human reason transformed by faith seeking an understanding of the word of god transmitted in the Church. As fundamental theology is now structured, it is left to prior investigation to ascertain man's cognitional powers as well as to come to a knowledge of God's existence.
Fundamental theology is a branch of Catholic theology which seeks to establish the fact that God has made a supernatural revelation and established the. Fundamental theology is traditionally viewed as the starting point for the various disciplines within Catholic theology; it is the place where solid foundations are.
Some theologians, however, prefer to begin fundamental theology with the existence of a personal and provident God as known by reason and confirmed by a study of the history of religions. Rahner and other scholars have pointed out that the above presentation is one-sided because it does not explain how man is capable of receiving revelation without this revelation being necessary for man. Thus, Rahner has proposed that fundamental theology concern itself more with man's openness to all being. Fundamental theology would proceed from man's openness to all being by a study of the analogy of being and a careful analysis of man's obediential potency for revelation.