Faith Comes from What is Heard: An Introduction to Fundamental Theology
Overview
Faith Comes from What Is Heard: An Introduction to Fundamental Theology informs both the heart and mind as it brings together dogmatic and biblical theology, the Thomistic tradition, the teachings of the Fathers of the Church, and the contemporary Magisterium. Drawing heavily upon the works of St. Thomas Aquinas, Bl. John Henry Newman, Joseph Ratzinger, and St. John Paul II, the author examines the foundations of Catholic theology, or Fundamental Theology, “which is theology’s reflection on itself as a discipline, its method, and its foundation in God’s Revelation transmitted to us through Scripture and Tradition.” Although Faith Comes from What Is Heard is useful for all Catholics who want to understand the foundations of their faith, it is specifically designed to serve as a textbook for courses in Fundamental Theology in seminaries and in graduate and undergraduate programs in theology. It can also serve as a textbook for introductory theology and Scripture courses. The topics covered in Faith Comes from What Is Heard include: Revelation and Faith, Theology, Tradition and the Magisterium, Biblical Hermeneutics, the Historicity of the Gospels, and Biblical Typology.
Top Highlights
“As usual, the analogy falls infinitely short—we are invited to the wedding of the Lamb not as guests, but as the Bride!” (Page 9)
“The existence of sacred theology as a discipline distinct from philosophy is based on the fact that God speaks to man in history and man is capable of hearing, receiving, and discerning God’s revealed Word. This fact of divine Revelation is the beginning and first foundation of sacred theology.1 That God speaks to man is also the initial wonder of theology and the foundation of all the other wonders disclosed by God’s Word. That the eternal God speaks to man, a little part of His creation,2 is logically unexpected, but is secretly longed for as a sign that we are loved by the source of our being. And He speaks to us precisely to call us into intimate communion with Himself, which is the purpose or final cause of Revelation.” (Page 3)
“St. Thomas Aquinas structures his Summa theologiae around this double movement.4 He begins part I with God who creates the cosmos in such a way that rational creatures can be elevated to return to Him through moral action (part II), and through God’s ultimate self-emptying in the Incarnation of Christ and the sacraments of the Church (part III). The classic formulation of this structure is exitus/reditus. Creation comes forth (exitus) from God so that it can return (reditus) to Him in knowledge and love.” (Page 5)
“Man in particular is made with a restless heart that seeks to return to its Maker. According to the classic words of St. Augustine: ‘You stir man to take pleasure in praising you, because you have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” (Pages 5–6)
- Title: Faith Comes from What is Heard: An Introduction to Fundamental Theology
- Author: Lawrence Feingold
- Publisher: Emmaus Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2017
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Catholic Church › Doctrines; Catholic Church › Apologetic works; Theology, doctrinal
- ISBNs: 9781941447543, 1941447546
- Resource ID: LLS:FTHCMSFNDMNTLTH
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:51:09Z
Reviews
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Mateus de Castro
3/16/2022
A masterpiece of fundamental theology. Not only for students, but everyone should read a book with such clear and, at the same time, profound explanations. Deeply rooted in the Thomistic tradition, it is also up to date with the Church's magisterial tradition. Can't recommend enough!