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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 theology as a discipline by presenting a coherent vision of basic theological questions and positions that lay the ground for work in specific areas of systematic theology.
Rethinking Fundamental Theology examines central theological questions: about God, human experience and, specifically, religious experience; the divine revelation coming through the history of Israel and through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus; human faith that responds to revelation; the nature of tradition that transmits the record and reality of revelation; the structure of biblical inspiration and truth, as well as basic issues concerned with the formation of the canon; the founding of the Church with some leadership structures; the relationship between Christ's revelation and the faith of those who follow other religions. O'Collins concludes with some reflections on theological method.
Written with the scholarship and accessibility for which O'Collins is known and valued, this book will relaunch fundamental theology as a distinct and necessary discipline in faculties and departments of theology and religious studies around the world.
- Sales Rank: #267131 in Books
- Published on: 2013-07-12
- Released on: 2013-07-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 5.40" h x .90" w x 8.40" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 384 pages
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"Educated readers of all kinds will find much to inspire them and to challenge their preconceptions about the role and task of theology."--Commonweal
"A very fine text that should be welcomed by teachers, scholars, and students of all kinds...This is an outstanding and impressive survey, written by one of the leading experts in the field. One has to marvel at the author's ability to summarize complex positions and problems in admirably clear, succinct prose. O'Collins's deep learning is obvious throughout, and anyone interested in fundamental theology can learn much from this work."--Theological Studies
"Invaluable in enriching those courses in systematic/dogmatic theology that parcel out among themselves the basic theological themes discussed so well in this volume." --Catholic Books Review
About the Author
Gerald O'Collins is Adjunct Professor at Australian Catholic University.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
good overview of 30 years work on fundamental theology
By Davie 44
This is the latest is a series of six books by Fr. O'Collins, an Aussie Jesuit, explicitly dealing with the sub-discipline of fundamental theology . It is an excellent summary of the main themes of all his earlier work on Fundamental Theology while also adding some newer themes, such as the engagement with neo-atheism.
FYI Fundamental theology is a field that deals with the sources of theology: the scriptures, tradition, and magisterium and their credibility as a foundation for theology. It is found mainly in Catholic theological circles, but has become important in non-Catholic circles as well more recently. Fundamental theology's apologetic function has morphed into a concern as well for the human subject as receiver of revelation, the role and significant of history, and ultimately the nature and factors that lead to faith.
O'Collins has been reflecting on these issues for over 30 years, returning to some central ideas that concern him: the centrality of Christ, the nature of history in faith, and the experiencing subject who comes to faith. Each of his various writings on this field return to these ideas but tend to deepen each time around. His thought is heavily influence by Karl Rahner's transcendental Thomism, as well as the ecumenism of Jacques Dupris S.J. among others.
O'Collins purpose in writing this book is to keep fundamental theology alive while "developing further" his insights into his earlier themes while also adding some new reflection. This book, like all the others he wrote on this topic, does not try to create a comprehensive system, though the ideas interconnect at times.
O'Collins is well versed in the field (a recognized expert) and well versed as well in a wide variety of topics and authors in various western languages. His thought process is clear and his explanations help delineate the various perspectives involved in a given issue well. Even if you do not agree with his perspective, you will walk away with a clear understanding and broader perspective of the issue than before.
I recommend this book for the specialist and anyone with a thorough training in theology. It can be rather dense and technical, though necessarily so. He has other less technical books should you be interested, though none on fundamental theology that I am aware.
I found the price prohibitive and look forward to a cheaper paperback should I decide to use this as a text for students.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
A first-rate overview of fundamental theology
By Randal Rauser
In this wide ranging volume O'Collins seeks to lay out a program for relaunching fundamental theology. He certainly is qualified for the task given that this is his fourth book on the topic. Over thirteen chapters O'Collins covers a wide range of issues including introducing fundamental theology (chapter 1), God (chapter 2), anthropology (chapter 3), revelation (chapter 4), Jesus (chapters 5 and 6), faith (chapter 7), tradition (chapter 8), the Bible (chapters 9 and 10), the church (chapter 11), Christ and other religions (chapter 12) and theological style and method (chapter 13).
Given the wide ranging nature of the book it is inevitable that O'Collins will be somewhat selective in his treatment of topics. Even so, an author of a book like this is bound to be charged with oversights. On that score I'll lodge my complaint that O'Collins only dedicated a page to discuss metaphor and the nature of religious language (335-6). Given the enormous attention this topic has received in contemporary theology, this seems a significant gap.
Wide-ranging books of this sort also provide fertile soil for reviewer quibbles. On that score I shall avail myself of the privilege of lodging a few of my own. To begin with, I note my dissatisfaction with O'Collins' endorsement of reduplicative predication in Christology without even acknowledging the serious concerns that such formulations are quasi-Nestorian.
Other quibbles are directed at suggestive points that remain underdeveloped. To note one example, while O'Collins unapologetically affirms biblical authority and inspiration, he senses no need to exonerate the problematic moral perspectives present in scripture, be they in the imprecatory psalms (220) or Israel's holy wars (242). While I agree with this general approach to these texts, O'Collins leaves the reader wishing he would explain more fully the role he sees these texts playing in an inspired canon.
O'Collins leaves the reader wishing for more clarity in other areas as well, and some of them are significant. For example, while O'Collins affirms the post-resurrection appearances, he qualifies that "This is not to suggest that when the risen Jesus appeared he was an exterior object to be perceived and recognized by anyone who happened to be present, irrespective of their personal dispositions." (151) A layperson may be forgiven for worrying that this is theological doubletalk for a denial of the resurrection. Consequently, O'Collins should explain more fully what he means here.
This leads to another concern. O'Collins frequently refers to the role fundamental theology plays in providing justification for various theological claims (for example, see 97). However, this leaves him vulnerable to the subordinationist charge that he has made theology subject to an external source of justification. To take one example, O'Collins lists five criteria for determining the authentic sayings and actions of Jesus. (100) He seems to view these criteria as a necessary grid to determine which gospel passages Christians can reasonably accept as historical (102). However, not only is the veracity of some of these criteria questionable (the criterion of discontinuity, in particular), the deeper issue concerns why a Christian cannot accept the gospels in their entirety as historical absent defeaters to that historicity.
My final quibble focuses on chapter 13 where O'Collins describes three approaches to theology as science, ethics (or social justice) and worship. While O'Collins argues rightly that we need all three styles, he then suggests that these three styles correspond to correspondence, pragmatic and coherence theories of truth. This is a case of over-stylizing your argument. Theories of truth are totalitarian in that each admits to no rivals. If a statement is true because it corresponds to reality (as is surely the case) then it is not true because it has pragmatic value or coherence.
As I said these are quibbles and whatever the weaknesses of "Rethinking Fundamental Theology", they are far outweighed by the strengths. O'Collins' discussions of topics like revelation, inspiration, ecclesiology and Christology are nuanced and, in the best reflection of a post-Vatican 2 world, generously ecumenical. (Indeed, the final word in the final chapter comes courtesy of Martin Luther.) This is an enjoyable and challenging book and it deserves a wide readership.
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