Books : Fullness of Faith: The Public Significance of Theology (Isaac Hecker Studies in Religion and American Culture)
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by: Michael J. Himes, Kenneth R. Himes
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 230.2
EAN: 9780809133727
ISBN: 0809133725
Label: Paulist Press
Manufacturer: Paulist Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 213
Publication Date: 1993-03
Publisher: Paulist Press
Sales Rank: 757049
Studio: Paulist Press
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Agreeing with scholars such as David Tracy, Martin Marty, and Rheinhold Niebuhr, Michael and Kenneth Himes affirm that there is indeed such a thing as public theology and take up the task of proposing themes and the framework for bringing theology into dialogue with societal issues and concerns. A great resource for those wishing to understand the social implications of religious belief.
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Rating: - Excellent Expostion of Connecting Faith and Daily Life
This book is a gem. It should find its way into the hands of every person doing ministry in the Church. Michael and Kenneth Himes have written a book that needed to written some time ago. They have helped Catholics to see that Theology is a not a remote and abstract human science confined to the academy. It is rather and exposition and a praxis of the Gospel addressing the "signs of the times." But they go beyond this too! They demonstrate how the foundational dogmas and doctines of the Catholic ... Read More
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