History of Theology

"These pages offer a new edition of Yves Congar's A History of Theology, which was originally published in the 1960s This work began as a lengthy article appearing in the originally published in the 1960s This work began as a lengthy article appearing in the multi-volume Dictionnaire de The ologie in 1946 entitled 'The ologie'. Congar wrote multi-volume Dictionnaire de The ologie in 1946 entitled 'The ologie'. Congar wrote that he, Fr M-D Chenu OP, and Fr Henri-Marie Fe ret OP in the 1930s planned to write that he, Fr M-D Chenu OP, and Fr Henri-Marie Fe ret OP in the 1930s planned to write a history of theology. Their work load, World War II, and Chenu's teaching in Canada a history of theology. Their work load, World War II, and Chenu's teaching in Canada interfered. He used some of his notes for that project for the article begun in 1938. The interfered. He used some of his notes for that project for the article begun in 1938. The manuscript was completed by the Dominican priest as he was mobilized for service manuscript was completed by the Dominican priest as he was mobilized for service in the French army because World War II was o beginning. After being captured by in the French army because World War II was o beginning. After being captured by the Germans he attempted to escape; that was punished by internment in the stricter the Germans he attempted to escape; that was punished by internment in the stricter camps of Lu beck and Colditz. Those experiences of repression prepared him-he later camps of Lu beck and Colditz. Those experiences of repression prepared him-he later observed-for the censorious measures to come in the 1950s from the Vatican because observed-for the censorious measures to come in the 1950s from the Vatican because of his advocacy of ecumenism and historical approaches to ecclesiology. Later he did of his advocacy of ecumenism and historical approaches to ecclesiology. Later he did not hesitate to compare the Holy Office with the Gestapo. Returning from the war, not hesitate to compare the Holy Office with the Gestapo. Returning from the war, Congar looked at what had been published in the Dictionnaire and found that his text Congar looked at what had been published in the Dictionnaire and found that his text had been cut considerably. He edited and improved the original text, restoring many of had been cut considerably. He edited and improved the original text, restoring many of the deletions; that work was published translated

Year

2019

Language

English

Publisher

ATF Press

Editions

4

Pages

329

ISBN

9781925612776

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