In a time of increasing disaffiliation from and disillusionment with the institutional church, a new theological perspective on the church is needed—one that places Jesus’ own teaching at the center.
Roger Haight, S.J.
Roger Haight, S.J. is an emeritus scholar in residence at Union Theological Seminary in New York.
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St. Ignatius, the Spiritual Exercises and the social sin of racism
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola have a structure which forms a counterpoint to racism and can help social activists in their confrontation with it.
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Hans Küng, influential Vatican II theologian censured by John Paul II, dies at 93
Hans Küng was first in flair and media savviness among 20th-century theologians.
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How Oscar Romero’s theology sheds new insights on his life
Through his spiritual commitment to his people, Romero gradually learned in a new way the deep meanings of Christian faith and acted them out in our turbulent world.
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I became a priest 50 years ago. Here’s how the perception of priesthood has changed
We have seen an epochal change in the image of a Catholic priest in North America.
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Lessons From an Extraordinary Era: Catholic theology since Vatican II
Catholics should be amazed by how theology has developed over the past 40 years. From Karl Rahner to Jon Sobrino, from Edward Schillebeeckx to Elizabeth Johnson, the expanded territory covered by the theologians of our era bears comparison to the transition from the monastery to the university in th