Gospel and Tradition
The question of how tradition interacts with the genuinely new circumstances under which the gospel of Jesus Christ must be proclaimed in our day is among the most pressing with which theologians of all confessions must deal. Thus, it is marvelous that we now have available to us Bernard Sesboüé's theologically adept,  With rootedness, not only in the Catholic tradition, but in a broad and eirenic catholicity, Sesboue draws upon the church's traditions of doctrinal development, deft adaptation to cultural circumstances, and confidence in the power of the gospel message to be bourne by a variety of ecclesiological images in order to offer rich insights into the possibilities of how 'tradition' might function as a vital category in the church's contemporary witness. Theologians across geographic and ecclesial boundaries will benefit mightily from this work. --Prof. Robert Saler. Visiting Lecturer in Theology, Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoGospel and tradition are two dynamic entities that mutually influence each other. In this book the French theologian Bernard Sesboue describes the history and topicality of these concepts in the church. He also demonstrates how the combination of gospel and tradition, as transmitted in the church, is both a treasure to be cherished, and at the same time, it offers us the opportunity and challenge to bring that treasure to light in a complex world. --Prof. Erik Eynikel. Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (The Netherlands)