What would be a theologically sound, spiritually empowering and ethically challenging theology of Mary, mother of Jesus the Christ, for the 21st century?
Theology
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In the Tradition of Sister Madeleva
Convergence 2000 began appropriately with a meal at the guest house and ended with the reading of "The Madeleva Manifesto: A Message of Hope and Courage." The warm welcome and hospitality of Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Ind., surrounded us during the entire weekend of April 27
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What Theology Is and Is Not
Theology is not faith. It isn’t catechesis or religious studies, either.
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The Infallibility Debate: From July 7, 1973
When Hans Küng’s Infallible? An Inquiry appeared in 1971, it drew ample praise and blame, including sharp criticisms by his theological colleague, Karl Rahner, S.J.. AMERICA carried discussions of the book’s theological and philosophical aspects by
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The Church and the Fiction Writer: From March 30, 1957
From 1957, a classic essay by Flannery O’Connor, who died 50 years ago on Sunday.
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Meeting Graham Greene: From July 24, 1948
The novelist had a driving conviction that ran roughshod over our weak-kneed answers.