Karl Rahner (1904-1984). German Jesuit theologian, major figure of twentieth-century Roman Catholic thought and ecumenical dialogue.
Seminar readings center on Augustine's City of God (Books 20-22), Jonathan Edwards' sermon "Heaven Is a World of Love," William Temple on the conditions of eternal life, and Karl Barth's sections on the Holy Spirit and Christian hope from the Church Dogmatics. Supplementary readings include works by Jüngel, Rahner, Baillie, and Leith's chapter in Basic Christian Doctrine.
The fourth lecture turns from Teilhard to Karl Rahner, examining his prospects for dogmatic theology and his engagement with the modern world from a Roman Catholic perspective.
The concluding lecture of the Teilhard de Chardin series draws together a Reformed theological assessment of Teilhard's thought.
Dr. Leith continues his engagement with Teilhard de Chardin, turning to The Divine Milieu and its spirituality of the world as the arena of divine presence and action.
In this lecture, Dr. Leith examines Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's landmark work The Phenomenon of Man, tracing his evolutionary vision of creation and its implications for Christian thought.
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