Ecumenism

The active, written, discursive pursuit of the incomprehensible established in Rahner’s writing acts as a form of spirituality. In this way, self-reflexivity grounded in tradition develops as spiritual theology. Evident in Ronald Modras’ Ignatian Humanism: A Dynamic Spirituality for the 21st Century, Patrick Byrne’s “The Passionateness of Being: The Legacy of Bernard Lonergan”, and Bernard Lonergan’s “Method in Theology” and “Healing and Creating in History”, I will focus on how…

nations, the Dutch, the Danes, and the English succeeded in colonial expansion. Andrea Strubind in a staff research paper on “Reformation Identities” rightly said that The discovery and conquest of the new worlds did not remain unknown to Luther, but they did not provoke him to any theological response. Not only Lutheranism, but all of Protestantism, remained aloof from the world missionary zealotry throughout the 16th century. Within Lutheranism, the rejection of the targeted missions until…

Theology. His experiences in the Italian campaign during World War II prompted him to become a minister as a means to address human cruelty. Wilmore has conducted extensive research on social ethics, African Americans in the Presbyterian Church, and ecumenism. His first book was The Secular Relevance of the Church (Westminster 1962). In his now-classic Black Religion and Black Radicalism: An Interpretation of the Religious History of Afro-American People (Orbis, second edition, 1983). Wilmore…

Pope John XXIII initiated the Second Vatican Council in January of 1959. This came to a suprise for many as they believed that Ecumenical Council was an outdated method for change. However, Pope John XXIII believed this would be an effective way to make doctrinal changes. This Council brought about many changes to the Mass that were significant. Four changes that were momentous were the language change, the readings change, singing during Mass, and fasting times. Before the Second Vatican…

describing his Welsh and Spanish background, and how he came to be at the Birmingham Oratory. He points out that Father Morgan granted Tolkien permission to attend the (Protestant) headmaster’s class in New Testament Greek, an early exercise in ecumenism. Edwards also presents historical context for the story of Tolkien and Edith’s forced separation. In light of contemporary Edwardian customer, Father Morgan’s actions were only “a touch old-fashioned” (36), and the fact that Tolkien acquiesced…