Title: Suffering and salvation : the salvific meaning of suffering in the later theology of Edward Schillebeeckx /
Authors: Rego, Aloysius.
Publisher: Peeters ; W.B. Eerdmans,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Schillebeeckx, Edward,; Catholic Church Doctrines.; Suffering Religious aspects Catholic Church; Redemption Catholic Church; Salvation Catholic Church
Abstract: "Suffering, especially that of the innocent and those unjustly treated, is a universal experience which has perplexed and agonised humanity. This reality is especially a challenge to believers in an all powerful, good and loving God. Within the Christian tradition in particular, because of the centrality of the cross and the crucified and risen One, them has been a tradition which has hallowed suffering. In this perspective suffering per se, whatever its origin, is mystified as a necessary prelude to salvation." "Is suffering salvific? Are all experiences of suffering saving? What is God's attitude and involvement with suffering? In this work, these questions are explored through the lens of Edward Schillebeeckx's later theology which is primarily concerned with the development of a contemporary soteriology."--Jacket.
Contents: Ch. 1. Suffering as an emerging theme in Schillebeeckx's later theology -- Ch. 2. Philosophical influences in Schillebeeckx's later theology -- Ch. 3. Suffering and Schillebeeckx's emerging theological method -- Ch. 4. Suffering in Schillebeeckx's later theology -- Ch. 5. Suffering in some of the major themes in Schillebeeckx's later theology -- Ch. 6. Christology and suffering in Schillebeeckx's later theology -- Ch. 7. Summary and conclusion.