Overview

Full Product Details

9780813231716

Table of Contents

Reviews

A loving tribute to patristic theology and its significance for contemporary theologyNot many books like this exist in English, and it deserves to find an audience. --Joseph T. Lienhard, SJ, Fordham University The riches of French patristic scholarship are on full view in this lucid and passionately argued book. With a deep awareness of the past and constant reference to the present, Pere Fedou points the way toward a fresh application of the heritage of the Fathers--their 'miraculous' enlightenment and nourishment of faith--to contemporary problems of theology and Christian life. --William E. Klingshirn, Director, Center for the Study of Early Christianity, The Catholic University of America As application of social sciences and critique to their works gains increased attention, Michel Fedou makes a strong case for treating the Fathers of the Church as sources for theology. He shows the determinative influence of early Christian writers on Vatican II and the renewal of theology in the twentieth century. While systematic accounts of Christian faith become preoccupied with contemporary cultural and intellectual developments, Fedou effectively reminds us of these early authors' continuing fecundity for theology's understanding of God and the world. --Joseph G. Mueller, SJ, Marquette University

Author Information

Michel Fedou, SJ is professor of Patristics and Dogmatic Theology at the Centre Sevres - Facultes jesuites de Paris.

Tab Content 6

Countries Available