Fullness of Faith: The Public Significance of Theology

by Kenneth R. Himes and Michael J. Himes

Book Overview

Agreeing with scholars such as David Tracy, Martin Marty, and Rheinhold Niebuhr, Michael and Kenneth Himes affirm that there is indeed such a thing as public theology and take up the task of proposing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809133725
• ISBN13: 9780809133727
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Expostion of Connecting Faith and Daily Life

This book is a gem. It should find its way into the hands of every person doing ministry in the Church. Michael and Kenneth Himes have written a book that needed to written some time ago. They have helped Catholics to see that Theology is a not a remote and abstract human science confined to the academy. It is rather and exposition and a praxis of the Gospel addressing the "signs of the times." But they go beyond this too! They demonstrate how the foundational dogmas and doctines of the Catholic faith connect with the realities of public life. That is faith cannot be neutral and disconnected from public life but is called to bring the vision of the Catholic way of life into the discussion of the polis as to how policies are to be shaped and effectuated in the light of the dignity of every human person. This book deserves wide readership among clergy and laity alike. I would especially recommend it for all deacon candidates.