John Henry Newman and the Crisis of Modernity (eBook)

Brian W. Hughes, Danielle Nussberger (Herausgeber)

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2018
220 Seiten
Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-9787-0211-0 (ISBN)

Infos

This book brings John Henry Newman into conversation with important themes relating to modernity: the role of doubt, modern views of reason, Newman’s university ideal, secularity, and religious diversity.

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This book blends historical, theological, and philosophical inquiries into what ';modernity' means with the aim of showing how Newman can analyze, critique, and explain fruitful ways forward within a diverse range of subjects. First, it surveys historical and theological topics such as how Newman understood ';modernity,' the sensus fidelium, the role of doubt and modern views of reason; Newman's university ideal; and a return to the saint for much-needed anthropological insights. Second, the volume shows how Newman's thought can be insightfully applied to key issues within church and society: the need to redefine ';American' Catholicism, the challenge of secularization, the role of Christian joy, revelation and religious diversity, progress traps and the ecological crisis, and overcoming post-modern individualism. Throughout each chapter, contributors consistently bring Newman's original and penetrating thought to bear upon critical themes in theological anthropology, ecclesiology, comparative theology, and spirituality. The volume shows how Newman's thought can be extended and enriched by dialogue with contemporary thinkers such as Charles Taylor, Pope Francis, and Bruno Latour. In brief, the contributors demonstrate how Newman can help frame contemporary self-understandings and various theological and social imaginaries in the light of faith.

Autor

Brian W. Hughes is professor of theology in the Theology and Pastoral Ministry Program at the University of Saint Mary. Danielle Nussberger is associate professor of systematic theology and director of undergraduate studies at Marquette University.

Inhalt

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionBrian W. Hughes and Danielle NussbergerPart I Theological-historical Investigations and Newman’s Influence on Contemporary Thinkers1 Consulting the Faithful: the Origins and Afterlife of Newman’s IdeaBenjamin King 2 Newman and the Architecture of Knowledge in the Modern UniversityTim Muldoon3 Newman on Doubt as a Natural Cognitive ProcessOno Ekeh4 Sainthood Revisited in Newman and BalthasarDanielle NussbergerPart IIContemporary Applications of Newman’s Thought5 Christianity after the “Eclipse of Grace”: John Henry Newman and Charles Taylor’s A Secular AgeDan Rober 6 Newman and American Catholicism: The Search for a Hemispheric EcclesiologyPaul Monson7 Dealing with the Fragmentation of Knowledge: The Complex Grounds for Faith in Newman, Adorno, and LatourColby Dickinson 8 Universal Revelation and Religious Diversity: On Supersessionism, Religious Diversity, and John Henry NewmanTracey Tiemeier9 Progress Traps and Christian Eschatology: Newman, Christian Spirituality, and AcediaChristopher Cimorelli 10 Newman, Pope Francis, and the Paradoxical Nature of Christian JoyBrian W. Hughes About the Contributors

Produkt-Details

• Co-Autor: Christopher Cimorelli, Tracy Sayuki Tiemeier, Colby Dickinson, Onoriode Ekeh, Brian W. Hughes, Benjamin J. King, Paul Monson, Timothy P. Muldoon, Danielle Nussberger, Daniel A. Rober
• Zusatzinfo: 1 Illustrations including: - 1 Tables.
• Verlagsort: Lanham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Schlagworte: John Henry Newman • Newman and crisis • Newman and criticism • Newman and culture • Newman and modernity • Newman and philosophy • Newman and rationality • Theology • Theology and crisis • Theology and modernity
• ISBN-10: 1-9787-0211-6 / 1978702116
• ISBN-13: 978-1-9787-0211-0 / 9781978702110