By What Authority?

Foundations for Understanding Authority in the Church

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

AvRichard R. Gaillardetz,Richard R Gaillardetz

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Few topics are as important, or as controversial, as the proper role and exercise of authority in the Roman Catholic Church. Inspired by Pope Francis's bold rereading and determined implementation of the teaching of Vatican II, Richard Gaillardetz has completely revised and expanded his book By What Authority? It offers a helpful introduction to the nature and forms of church authority and their relationship to authentic Christian belief and discipleship. Gaillardetz offers theologically clear and pastorally insightful considerations of:the character of divine revelation, the authority of Scripture and traditionthe role of the pope and bishops in preserving the Christian faiththe levels of church teaching authority, the central faith witness of all the baptizedthe possibility of disagreements with church teaching, and the proper relationship between theologians, the magisterium, and the whole people of Godthe authority of the believing community and the controversial questions that arise when there are conflicting interpretations of church teaching.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-01-25
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt354 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor264
Upplaga2
FörlagLiturgical Press
ISBN9780814687888

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Richard R. Gaillardetz (1958-2023), held the Joseph Chair of Catholic Systematic Theology at Boston College. He published numerous articles and authored or edited twelve books, including An Unfinished Council: Vatican II, Pope Francis, and the Renewal of Catholicism and Keys to the Council: Unlocking the Teaching of Vatican II (co-authored with Catherine Clifford), both published by Liturgical Press. He was a contributor to Give Us This Day. Gaillardetz was a delegate on the US Catholic-Methodist Ecumenical Dialogue and served as president of the Catholic Theological Society of America between 2013 and 2014.

CONTENTSList of Abbreviations ixPreface to the Revised Edition xiPART ONEFUNDAMENTAL THEMESONE What Is the Role of Power and Authority in the Church? 3TWO What Is Divine Revelation? 19PART TWOTHE AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE AND TRADITIONTHREE What Is the Canon of the Bible? 37FOUR What Is Biblical Inspiration and Inerrancy? 50FIVE What Is the Authority of Tradition? 68PART THREETHE AUTHORITY OF THE MAGISTERIUMSIX How Did the Magisterium Develop Historically? 93SEVEN How Do We Understand the Magisterium Today? 113EIGHT How Do the Pope and Bishops Exercise Their Teaching Authority? 135NINE What Is the Role of Dogma and Doctrine in the Church? 154PART FOURTHE AUTHORITY OF THE BELIEVING COMMUNITYTEN What Is the Sense of the Faithful? 179ELEVENIs There a Place for Disagreement in the Church? 200TWELVE What Is the Proper Relationship between the Magisterium, Theologians, and the Sense of the Faithful? 219Epilogue 236Index 238

"Richard Gaillardetz offers a reliable, balanced, and systematic guide to understanding key questions of authority in the Catholic Church. Historically-grounded and pastorally-oriented, By What Authority? demonstrates how the church has often sifted through competing and conflicting interpretations in order to arrive closer to a vision of church ministry and teaching that allows the gospel message to flourish around the world in diverse circumstances. "Of special merit is the Disputed Questions feature that challenges us to wrestle with matters not yet firmly settled. These Disputed Questions invite readers and classroom students into the creative process of discernment, learning, and teaching that must involve all members of the church at every level and in every place."Christopher M. Bellitto, PhD, Professor of History, Kean University