Christian Sacraments in a Postmodern World
Osborne (retired, systematic theology, Franciscan Sch. of Theology, Berkeley, CA; Christian Sacraments of Initiation, Sacramental Theology: An Introduction) has written several well-reviewed books on sacramental theology. Osborne enjoys the reputation of an authoritative and original thinker with an understandable writing style. This welcome title summarizes current research and provides the philosophical and theological basis for a discussion on shaping sacramental theology well into the third millennium. The text is highly philosophical and presupposes a knowledgable Roman Catholic reader. "My basic hope," he writes, "is to indicate that postmodern ways of thinking have something powerful to say to the ways Christians live sacraments." An exceptional book that is well researched and carefully documented, this is recommended for libraries of Catholic colleges and seminaries.-John Leonard Berg, Univ. of Wisconsin Lib., PlattevilleCopyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.