Ressourcement Theology

A Sourcebook

Patricia Kelly

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Contents

Acknowledgements

A note on translation

Introduction

Part One The sources of theology

Introduction

1 Marie-Dominique Chenu, ‘Theology’

2 Henri Bouillard, ‘Conversion and grace in Aquinas’

3 Jean-Marie Le Blond, ‘The analogy of truth’

4 Henri de Lubac, ‘Supernatural and superadded’

5 Jean Daniélou, ‘Current trends in religious thought’

6 Anon. ‘Response to “The sources of Theology” ’

Part Two Attacks on ‘the new theology’

Introduction

7 Pietro Parente, ‘New tendencies in theology’

8 Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange, ‘Where is “new theology” going?’

9 Marie-Michel Labourdette, ‘Theology and its sources’

10 Marie-Michel Labourdette and Marie-Joseph Nicolas, ‘The analogy of truth and the unity of the theological method’

Part Three Further thoughts on ressourcement

Introduction

11 Jules Lebreton ‘The “sources chrétiennes” ’

12 Henri de Lubac, ‘Memories of 1940–1945’

13 Yves Congar, ‘Collective responsibility’

Bibliography and further reading

Index of names

Acknowledgements

My thanks are due to the following for permission to publish these translations:

Les éditions du Cerf (Marie-Dominique Chenu, ‘La Théologie’, Une École de théologie: Le Saulchoir; Yves Congar, ‘Responsabilité collective’, Vraie et fausse réforme dans l’Église; Henri de Lubac, ‘Souvenirs (1940–1945)’, ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΙΝΑ: mélanges offerts à Claude ...