Romance and System
The Theological Synthesis of Matthias Joseph Scheeben
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Emmaus Academic
Published:30th Jan '21
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A comprehensive introduction to one of the most significant dogmatic theologians of recent centuries. Exploring the vigour, coherence, and beauty of Scheeben's theological vision, Nichols concludes that the great German theologian's work combines "romance and system" - a lyrical appeal to the imagination and a virile challenge to the intellect, the inspiration of metaphor and the conceptual power of an architectonic account of the revelation carried by the Church.
Romance and System examines the major themes of Scheeben's works and underscores their preeminence in Catholic dogmatic theology.
Pope Benedict XVI, writing in 1988 as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, described Matthias Joseph Scheeben's theology as justly praised, but rather less read. My modest hope, through this entirely straightforward study, is to encourage some more—in a phrase Scheeben would relish—ecclesially fruitful reading of him in the English-speaking world." - From the Author's Preface
ISBN: 9781645850588
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 846g
552 pages