Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
A Rahnerian Surprise
Karl Rahner, S.J. (1904–1984), one of the most influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century, is a…
Bishop Barron, the German Church, and the Renewal of Faith
On July 27, Bishop Robert Barron was awarded the Josef Pieper Prize in Münster, Germany, joining the…
St. John Henry Newman, Doctor for the Modern World
In 1874, three years before St. Francis de Sales was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church, John…
Engineers for the Gospel
About twenty years ago, a lecturer in philosophy stopped by my office in the Engineering Faculty. He…
Goodbye, Saffron
In A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century, Barbara Tuchman wrote that the “people of the Middle…
Was St. Vincent of Lérins Anti-Augustinian?
One of Pope Francis’s favorite theologians, as many will remember, was the early church writer St. Vincent…
The Future of Catholic Theology
About ten years ago I found myself in China teaching a weeklong philosophy seminar on the thought…
Paul’s Ethnic Gospel
Grace, not race”—so goes the tidy maxim by which many modern interpreters characterize Paul’s gospel. In this…
The Ascension vs. Human Composting
There are many reasons to regret the transfer of the Solemnity of the Ascension to the seventh…
An Open Letter to the Bishops of Latin America
Fr. Clodovis M. Boff, OSM, was a leading figure in the development of liberation theology before emerging…
The Quest for the Historical Jesus
In this episode, Michael C. Legaspi joins Rusty Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his…
Renewal Begins with Baal-Fighters
By the time we get to Judges 6, we’re in a groove. We know the beat of…
The Return of Jewish Theology
I ‘ve often been told that Jews don’t “do theology.” A quick glance at The Guide for…
Jesus After the Critics
Quests for the “historical Jesus” are as old as Christianity itself. The claims of Jesus’s earliest followers…
Demons and ChatGPT
Last week, the New York Times reported on a strange phenomenon. A number of ChatGPT users believe…
