Gavin D'Costa breaks new ground in this authoritative study of the Second Vatican Council's doctrines on other religions, with particular attention to Judaism and Islam. The focus is exclusively on the doctrinal foundations found in Lumen Gentium 16 that will serve Catholicism in the twenty first century. D'Costa provides a map outlining different hermeneutical approaches to the Council, whilst synthesising their strengths and providing a critique of their weaknesses. Moreover, he classifies the different authority attributed to doctrines thereby clarifying debates regarding continuity, discontinuity, and reform in doctrinal teaching.Vatican II: Catholic Doctrines on Jews and Muslims expertly examines the Council's revolutionary teaching on Judaism which has been subject to conflicting readings, including the claim that the Council reversed doctrinal teachings in this area. Through a rigorous examination of the debates, the drafts, the official commentary, and with consideration of the previous Council and papal doctrinal teachings on the Jews, D'Costa lays bare the doctrinal achievements of the Council, and concludes with a similar detailed examination of Catholic doctrines on Islam. This innovative text makes essential interventions in the debate about Council hermeneutics and doctrinal teachings on the religions.

Vatican II: Catholic Doctrines on Jews and Muslims

Religion & Spirituality

D'Costa, Gavin

Christian Books & Bibles

Oxford University Press

In this timely study Gavin D'Costa explores Roman Catholic doctrines after the Second Vatican Council regarding the Jewish people (1965 - 2015). It establishes the emergence of the teaching that God's covenant with the Jewish people is irrevocable. What does this mean for Catholics regarding Jewish religious rituals, the land, and mission? Catholic Doctrines on the Jewish People after Vatican II establishes that the Catholic Church has a new teaching about the Jewish people: the covenant made with God is irrevocable. D'Costa faces head-on three important issues arising from the new teaching. First, previous Catholic teachings seem to claim Jewish rituals are invalid. He argues this is not the case. Earlier teachings allow us positive insights into the modern question. Second, a nuanced case for Catholic minimalist Zionism is advanced, without detriment to the Palestinian cause. This is in keeping with Catholic readings of scripture and the development of the Holy See's attitude to the State of Israel. Third, the painful question of mission is explored. D'Costa shows the new approach safeguards Jewish identity and allows for the possibility of successful witness by Hebrew Catholics who retain their Jewish identity and religious life.

Catholic Doctrines on Jews after the Second Vatican Council

Gavin D'Costa breaks new ground in this authoritative study of the Second Vatican Council's doctrines on other religions, with particular attention to Judaism and Islam. The focus is exclusively on the doctrinal foundations found in Lumen Gentium 16 that will serve Catholicism in the twenty first century. D'Costa provides a map outlining different hermeneutical approaches to the Council, whilst synthesising their strengths and providing a critique of their weaknesses. Moreover, he classifies the different authority attributed to doctrines thereby clarifying debates regarding continuity, discontinuity, and reform in doctrinal teaching. Vatican II: Catholic Doctrines on Jews and Muslims expertly examines the Council's revolutionary teaching on Judaism which has been subject to conflicting readings, including the claim that the Council reversed doctrinal teachings in this area. Through a rigorous examination of the debates, the drafts, the official commentary, and with consideration of the previous Council and papal doctrinal teachings on the Jews, D'Costa lays bare the doctrinal achievements of the Council, and concludes with a similar detailed examination of Catholic doctrines on Islam. This innovative text makes essential interventions in the debate about Council hermeneutics and doctrinal teachings on the religions.

In this controversial study, D'Costa examines the Christian doctrine of the Trinity as a cultural artefact. Because the church is made up of gendered persons, the author views the questions of gender and culture as crucial in his study.

Sexing the Trinity: Gender, Culture and the Divine

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

SCM Press

This book presents three different, influential and representative theological approaches towards the world religions. Students are not only introduced to the field, but get three passionate and intelligent 'takes' on what is at stake. By means of a response to each of the primary essays, the authors are put into interaction with each other, and are also engaged with the most contemporary scholarship in the field of theology of religions.This sustained and high level critical interaction between the authors provides a feature that is not to be found in any other current work in theology of religions. The three views represent: conservative Roman Catholic Christianity (D'Costa), Reformed evangelical Christianity (Strange) and liberationist liberal Christianity (Knitter). This book will therefore appeal to a very wide theological market from all sections of the theological spectrum.

Only One Way?: Three Christian Responses to the Uniqueness of Christ in a Religiously Pluralist World

Knitter, Paul F.

Strange, Daniel

Christian uniqueness reconsidered: The myth of a pluralistic theology of religions (Faith meets faith)

Orbis Books

This imaginative study rethinks the nature of theology and its role in universities. 
<ul>
<li>The author sketches out a fascinating project using examples from US and UK institutions, whereby theology becomes a transformative force within universities.</li> <li>Imagines what a Christian university, in which all disciplines have been theologized, would look like.</li> <li>Feeds into discussions about the religious identity of denominationally-linked colleges and universities.</li> <li>Forms part of a wider attempt to imagine a vital public role for theology that enables it to serve both the Church and the wider community.</li> </ul>

Theology in the Public Square: Church, Academy, and Nation (Challenges in Contemporary Theology)

Wiley/Blackwell

Theology in the Public Square: Church, Academy, and Nation

Christianity and World Religions: Disputed Questions in the Theology of Religions

An engaging and accessible introduction to Christianity’s relationship with other world religions, addressing the questions of why the reality, and vitality, of other religions has become a challenge, and showing how Christianity is equipped to deal with religious plurality at both the doctrinal and social level. 
<ul> <li>Timely and accessible, this book tackles the question of why the reality, and vitality, of other religions has become a challenge for Christianity 
</li> <li>Makes a decisive contribution to debates about the clash between Islam and the West, arguing that the major threat to religious freedoms come from secularism, and that Islam and Christianity both have the resources to develop a vibrant and pluralist public square; one informed by intellectual rigor and debate 
</li> <li>Considers the wider issue of how modernity has defined ‘religion’, and provides a substantial critique of secular ways of controlling religions 
</li> <li>Shows how Christianity is very well suited to deal with religious plurality at the doctrinal and social level 
</li> <li>Addresses the core issues and describes the various answers that have been proposed in recent years – making it an ideal introduction to the field, and one which will stimulate ideas and discussions</li> </ul>

History

World

An engaging and accessible introduction to Christianity’s relationship with other world religions, addressing the questions of why the reality, and vitality, of other religions has become a challenge, and showing how Christianity is equipped to deal with religious plurality at both the doctrinal and social level.     Timely and accessible, this book tackles the question of why the reality, and vitality, of other religions has become a challenge for Christianity  Makes a decisive contribution to debates about the clash between Islam and the West, arguing that the major threat to religious freedoms come from secularism, and that Islam and Christianity both have the resources to develop a vibrant and pluralist public square; one informed by intellectual rigor and debate  Considers the wider issue of how modernity has defined ‘religion’, and provides a substantial critique of secular ways of controlling religions  Shows how Christianity is very well suited to deal with religious plurality at the doctrinal and social level  Addresses the core issues and describes the various answers that have been proposed in recent years – making it an ideal introduction to the field, and one which will stimulate ideas and discussions

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Vatican II: Catholic Doctrines on Jews and Muslims

Catholic Doctrines on Jews after the Second Vatican Council

Vatican II: Catholic Doctrines on Jews and Muslims

Sexing the Trinity: Gender, Culture and the Divine

Only One Way?: Three Christian Responses to the Uniqueness of Christ in a Religiously Pluralist World

Christian uniqueness reconsidered: The myth of a pluralistic theology of religions (Faith meets faith)

Theology in the Public Square: Church, Academy, and Nation (Challenges in Contemporary Theology)

Theology in the Public Square: Church, Academy, and Nation

Christianity and World Religions: Disputed Questions in the Theology of Religions

Christianity and World Religions: Disputed Questions in the Theology of Religions