Senses of Tradition: Continuity & Development in the Catholic Faith

By John E. Thiel

This book articulates a theory of Catholic tradition that departs from previous understandings. Drawing on the medieval concept of the four-fold sense of scripture, John Thiel proposes four interpretive senses of tradition. He also offers a theory of doctrinal development that reconciles Catholic belief in apostolic authority and continuity of tradition with a critical approach to the evidence of history.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195137264
• ISBN13: 9780195137262
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"