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The Nouvelle théologie (
The nouveaux théologiens (new theologians) sought "a spiritual and intellectual communion with
.Origins
The roots of a questioning of the dominance of
Ideas
Although lumped together as a set by their opponents, the theologians associated with the nouvelle théologie had a great range of interests, views, and methodologies, and were not themselves a co-ordinated group. In later writing, Yves Congar, Henri de Lubac and Henri Bouillard all denied that the nouvelle théologie was anything but a construct of its opponents.[7] However, subsequent studies of the movement have suggested that there did exist a set of shared characteristics among writers of the nouvelle théologie. These include:[8]
- A tendency to ascribe a worthy place to history within the theological endeavour.
- The appeal of a positive theology.
- A critical attitude towards neo-scholasticism.
Criticism
The developing movement received criticisms in the late 1940s and 1950s. A first attack was made by the influential
See also
- Ad fontes, a Latin phrase meaning "to the sources" used by Renaissance humanists
Notes
- Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange.[11] See Boersma 2009, p. 8. Over time, as nouvelle théologie has gained widespread usage, the debate over the movement's proper name has largely become a marginal note.
References
- ^ ""Ressourcement," "Aggiornamento," and Vatican II in Ecumenical Perspective". Homiletic & Pastoral Review. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- OCLC 951214440.
- ^ D'Ambrosio, Dr Marcellino (1 October 2019). "Ressourcement Theology, Aggiornamento, and the Hermeneutics of Tradition". Crossroads Initiative. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Grumett 2011, p. 348.
- ^ Mettepenningen 2010, p. 4.
- ^ Mettepenningen 2010, p. 10.
- ^ Mettepenningen 2010, p. 8.
- ^ Mettepenningen 2010, pp. 10–11.
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- ^ Garrigou-Lagrange 1998.
- ^ Boersma 2009, p. 8.
Sources
- Boersma, Hans (2009). Nouvelle Theologie and Sacramental Ontology: A Return to Mystery. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Garrigou-Lagrange, Reginald (1998). "Where Is the New Theology Leading Us?". Catholic Family News Reprint Series. No. 309. Niagara Falls, New York. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- Grumett, David (2011). "Nouvelle Théologie". In ISBN 978-0-511-78128-5.
- Mettepenningen, Jürgen (2010). Nouvelle Théologie – New Theology: Inheritor of Modernism, Precursor of Vatican II. London: T&T Clark. ISBN 978-0-567-29991-8.
Further reading
- Flynn, Gabriel; Murray, Paul D., eds. (2011). Ressourcement: A Movement for Renewal in Twentieth-Century Catholic Theology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-955287-0.
- Greenstock, David L. (1950). "Thomism and the New Theology" (PDF). The Thomist. 13 (4): 567–596. S2CID 171538467. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- Heers, Peter (2015). The Ecclesiological Renovation of Vatican II: An Orthodox Examination of Rome's Ecumenical Theology Regarding Baptism and the Church. Simpsonville, South Carolina: Uncut Mountain Press. ISBN 978-618-81583-1-3.
- ISSN 0039-8837. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- Kirwan, Jon (2018). An Avant-Garde Theological Generation: The Nouvelle Théologie and the French Crisis of Modernity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-881922-6.
- Kirwan, Jon; Minerd, Matthew (2023). The Thomistic Response to the Nouvelle Théologie: Concerning the Truth of Dogma and the Nature of Theology. Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press. ISBN 9780813236643.