Rethinking the Medieval Legacy for Contemporary Theology

In Rethinking the Medieval Legacy for Contemporary Theology, six distinguished theologians bridge medieval and contemporary theologies by developing the theological significance of medieval insights in response to contemporary issues.

Their nuanced readings of medieval texts, extended to major theological issues of our time, provide examples of the retrieval of the medieval tradition, an essential part of any contemporary theological reconstruction.

Barbara Newman extends the theology of perichoresis or mutual indwelling to illuminate the relationship between donor and recipient in the case of organ transplants; Marilyn McCord Adams applies insights about divine friendship to the perennial issue of horrendous evil; and Kevin Madigan brings principles of medieval exegesis to bear on the contemporary historical-critical approach to biblical interpretation.

Ingolf U. Dalferth applies insights from the doctrine of divine omnipotence and creation ex nihilo to deconstruct Heidegger's limitation of the possibilities of authentic existence to historical facticity.

Pim Valkenberg explores the possibilities of a theological encounter between Christianity and Islam in the works of Aquinas and Nicholas of Cusa, and Anselm K. Min applies the analogical insights of Aquinas on the nature and limits of human knowledge of God to a critique of contemporary theologies that claim to know either too little or too much about God.

Author: Anselm K. Min
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Published: 10/27/2014
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.97h x 6.21w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9780268035341

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/2015 pg. 77
Choice 08/01/2015

About the Author
Anselm K. Min is the John D. and Lilian Maguire Distinguished Professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate University.

Contributors: Marilyn McCord Adams, Ingolf U. Dalferth, Kevin Madigan, Anselm K. Min, Barbara Newman, and Pim Valkenberg.