A NON-RELIGIOUS CHRISTIANITY?

by Gustave Thils ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 7, 1970

At the center of much of the religious controversy today is the question of the relationship of Christianity to religion which Professor Thils (Louvain) explores. The book, however, is not a thesis so much as a statement of the question, in which substantive accounts are given of the thought of authors who have analyzed the subject more comprehensively: Barth, Bonhoeffer, and Harvey Cox, particularly. That statement is divided into two parts, the first of which examines the sources of the problem, while the second measures the facets of that problem against the rule of Catholic faith. A final section weighs and sifts what has been gathered in the preceding chapters and puts forth Thils' own reservations and agreements, to the effect that, while the Church as we know it is no doubt ""transitional,"" ""we are still in the time of the Church, and it is still too early to dispense with everything transitional."" The book as a whole is an excellent and remarkably concise summing up and declaration of positions.

Pub Date: Sept. 7, 1970

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Page Count: -

Publisher: Alba House

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1970

Categories: NONFICTION