Catholic thought since the alignment: A survey

First edition, first impression
ISBN 186888029

Constraints of length in this survey have obliged me to be selective. The bibliographies offered will enable students to fill gaps - and I have included books and articles in languages other than English for advanced students into whose hands this book may fall. The same need for conciseness has encouraged me to pass some swiftly enunciated judgements, which may assist the student to gain a handle on the topics, whether he or she agrees eventually with my assessment or not. Apart from its intrinsic interest, the theological history of Catholicism in the last two hundred years is essential reading for anyone who wishes to gain an understanding of the present state of the Catholic Church - most of all for anyone who would care to offer it informed counsel with the benefit of a historical (and not merely contemporary) feeling for its identity and the Juste milieu of the tendencies of its schools. I am grateful to Professor Gerald Pillay, formerly of the University of South Africa, for suggesting that I write this work, and to the Liturgical Press, Collegeville, and T and T Clark, of Edinburgh, for permission to include some short extracts from earlier material published through their kindness.