Exploring Catholic Theology – Essays on God, Liturgy, and Evangelization

Robert Barron (STD, Institut Catholique de Paris) is auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He founded Word on Fire, a Catholic ministry of evangelism, and previously served as rector of Mundelein Seminary and president of the University of St. Mary of the Lake. Barron has written numerous books, including Catholicism (over 100,000 copies sold) and 2 Samuel in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible.

• ContentsForeword by Charles J. Chaput, OFM Cap.Part 1: Doctrine of God1. Augustine's Questions: Why the Augustinian Theology of God Matters Today2. Thomas Aquinas and Why the Atheists Are Right3. The Metaphysics of Coinherence: A Mediation on the Essence of the Christian Message4. The Trinity on Display in the Economy of Salvation: An Irenaean MeditationPart 2: Theology and Philosophy5. To See According to the Icon of Jesus Christ: Reflections on the Catholic Intellectual Tradition6. A Tale of Two Cardinals: Avery Dulles's Creative Engagement with the Thought of John Henry Newman7. John Henry Newman among the Postmoderns8. Biblical Interpretation and Theology: A Meditation on Irenaeus, Modernity, and Vatican IIPart 3: Liturgy and Eucharist9. The Eucharist as the Telos of the Law in the Writings of Thomas Aquinas10. The Liturgical Self: An Exploration of Christian Anthropology in Light of the Liturgy11. The Eucharist: Sacred Banquet, Sacrifice, Real PresencePart 4: A New Evangelization12. Why Bernard Lonergan Matters for Pastoral People13. Announcing the Lordship of Jesus Christ: The Evangelical Task within Contemporary Culture14. From Correlation to Assimilation: A New Model for the Church-Culture Dialogue15. To Evangelize the CultureIndexes