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Deconstructing sacramental theology and reconstructing catholic ritual / Joseph Martos.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Eugene, Oregon : Resource Publications, ©2015.Description: xviii, 307 p. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 1498221793
  • 9781498221795
Subject(s): Other classification:
  • BQT 1236.M25 2015
Contents:
I. The construct: scholastic theology and sacramental doctrine -- 1. Catholic doctrine in church documents -- 2. Scholastic sacramental theology before Vatican II -- 3. Scholastic sacramental theology after Vatican II -- 4. Conclusion -- II. Construction: the naïve development of sacramental theology -- 1. Sacramental theology in historical perspective -- 2. Sacraments in a literal reading of the scriptures -- 3. Sacraments in the writings of the church fathers -- 4. Sacraments in medieval theology -- 5. Sacraments in modern theology -- 6. Conclusion -- III. Deconstruction: a critical analysis of the theological development -- 1. Sacraments in the Christian Scriptures -- 2. Sacraments in the second and third centuries -- 3. Sacraments in the Christian Roman Empire -- 4. Sacraments in the Dark Ages -- 5. Sacraments in the High Middle Ages -- 6. Complex history and theological method -- IV. Reconstruction: sacraments in the future -- 1. Symbols and meaning -- 2. Meaning and context -- 3. Reality and symbol -- 4. Dimensions of meaning -- 5. Toward an authentic future -- 6. Sacraments and sacramentality.
Summary: A history of the changing ways of thinking of the sacraments of the Catholic Church.

Include bibliografia (p. 303-306) e indice.

I. The construct: scholastic theology and sacramental doctrine -- 1. Catholic doctrine in church documents -- 2. Scholastic sacramental theology before Vatican II -- 3. Scholastic sacramental theology after Vatican II -- 4. Conclusion -- II. Construction: the naïve development of sacramental theology -- 1. Sacramental theology in historical perspective -- 2. Sacraments in a literal reading of the scriptures -- 3. Sacraments in the writings of the church fathers -- 4. Sacraments in medieval theology -- 5. Sacraments in modern theology -- 6. Conclusion -- III. Deconstruction: a critical analysis of the theological development -- 1. Sacraments in the Christian Scriptures -- 2. Sacraments in the second and third centuries -- 3. Sacraments in the Christian Roman Empire -- 4. Sacraments in the Dark Ages -- 5. Sacraments in the High Middle Ages -- 6. Complex history and theological method -- IV. Reconstruction: sacraments in the future -- 1. Symbols and meaning -- 2. Meaning and context -- 3. Reality and symbol -- 4. Dimensions of meaning -- 5. Toward an authentic future -- 6. Sacraments and sacramentality.

A history of the changing ways of thinking of the sacraments of the Catholic Church.