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One hundred years after the birth of Karl Rahner, the contributors to this book ask whether and how RahnerOs theology can address new religious and cultural realities in the twenty-first century, particularly those realities found on what has come to be called Othe Pacific Rim.O Stretching from California and Latin America, and across the Pacific Ocean to Asia, this geographic region manifests an incredible cultural and religious diversity, but also many points of intersection and interpenetration, resulting in new forms of religion and spirituality. The theological categories generated by Rahner, such as the anonymous Christian and even the notion of a world church, meet steep challenges when read in contexts very different from that of Germany and the theological currents of the OAtlantic.O At the same time, the encounter between Rahner and the Pacific Rim results in fresh readings of Rahner not previously imagined, not only in places like China and Mexico, but even Los Angeles. Anchored by a seminal essay by Francis X. Clooney, S.J. (Harvard), contributors, include Thomas Sheehan (Stanford), Catherine Bell (Santa Clara), and George Griener, S.J. (Berkeley). Each essay examines the possibilities and limitations of RahnerOs theology in this newly configured Pacific world.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Preface
Part 2 Introduction:Improbable Encounters?
Part 3 Part One: Encounters with Religions
Chapter 4 Rahner beyond Rahner: A Comparative Theologian's Reflections on Theological Investigations
Chapter 5 The Body of Blessing
Chapter 6 Constraints on the Theological Absorption of Plurality
Chapter 7 Karl Rahner's Legacy and the Prospects for Muslim-Christian Understanding
Part 8 Part Two: Encounters with Cultures
Chapter 9 From the Kulturkampf to China's Cultural Christians
Chapter 10 Guadalupe's Challenge to Rahner's Theology of Symbol
Chapter 11 Rethinking Rahner on Grace and Symbol: New Proposals from the Americas
Chapter 12 Religious Disillusionment in a Land of Illusions
Part 13 Part Three: Encounters with Theology, Ethics and Spirituality
Chapter 14 Rahner's Theology of the Cross
Chapter 15 Rahner, Ethics and Cultures
Chapter 16 Rahner and the Avatar: The Challenge from Popular Religions
Chapter 17 The Stillpoint: Autoeroticism or Grace?
Part 18 Afterword: Where Do We Go From Here? Rahner in the Pacific Rim and Beyond

Product details

Published Nov 01 2005
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 194
ISBN 9780742549630
Imprint Sheed & Ward
Dimensions 9 x 7 inches
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Paul G. Crowley

Contributor

Catherine Bell

Contributor

Francis X. Clooney

Francis X. Clooney, S.J., is Parkman Professor of…

Contributor

Paul Crowley

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David DeCosse

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Mark F. Fischer

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George Griener

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Lois Malcolm

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David Pinault

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Tom Powers

Contributor

Thomas Sheehan

Thomas Sheehan is Professor of religious studies a…

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