Christian Wisdom Meets Modernity

The 'Illuminating Modernity' series examines the great but lesser known thinkers in the 'Romantic Thomist' tradition such as Erich Przywara and Fernand Ulrich and shows how outstanding 20th century theologians like Ratzinger and von Balthasar have depended on classical Thomist thought, and how they radically reinterpreted this thought.

The chapters in this volume are dedicated to the encounter between the presuppositions and claims of modern intellectual culture and the Christian confession that the crucified and resurrected Jesus is the power and wisdom of God and is the lord of history and of his church.

The scholars contributing to this discussion do not assume that Christianity and modernity are two discrete entities which can be readily defined, nor do they presume that Christian wisdom and modernity meet each other only in conflict or by coincidence. They engage with a variety of great figures – Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Rahner, Przywara, Guardini, Karl Barth, and Karol Wojtyla – to illustrate the connection between modernism and Christian wisdom. The volume concludes with a programmatic statement for the renewal of Christian philosophy that has been able to retain the cosmo-theological vision as outlined by Mezei in the final chapter.

Introduction
1. Why Kierkegaard is the Culmination of the Modern Philosophical Revolution, David Walsh, the Catholic University of America, USA
2. Charles Baudelaire: From Within the Veil, David Bentley Hart, St Louis University, USA
3. Martin Heidegger and Christian Wisdom, Cyril O'Regan, University of Notre Dame, USA
4. Romano Guardini: Liturgy, Style, Church, Patrick Gorevan, St Patrick's College, Maynooth
5. Erich Przywara and the Analogia Entis: A Genealogical Diagnosis and Metaphysical Critique of Modernity, John Betz, University of Notre Dame, USA
6. Karl Barth and Modernity, with Special Reference to Nietzsche, Kenneth Oakes, University of Notre Dame, USA
7. 'Sœur Thérèse, meet Prof. Dr. Husserl': On Hans Urs von Balthasar's Theological Phenomenology, Peter Casarella, University of Notre Dame, USA
8. Karol Wojtyla's Aims and Methodology, Adrian Reimers, University of Notre Dame, USA
9. The Grace of Being: Ferdinand Ulrich and the Task of a Faithful Metaphysics in the Face of Modernity, D. C. Schindler, The Catholic University of America, USA
10. Christology and the Nihil: the Wisdom of Cardinal Pierre de Bérulle and the Catholic Encounter with Modernity, Aaron Riches, Instituto de Teologia, Granada
11. Imaginative Conversion, Mátyás Szalay, Instituto de Teologia, Granada
12. Renewing Christian Philosophy: An Outline, Balázs M. Mezei, Pazmany Peter Catholic University, Hungary
Bibliography
Index

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