The Principle of Mercy: Jon Sobrino and the Catholic Theological Tradition
The theme of mercy stands at the heart of Jon Sobrino’s theological project, fundamentally shaping his Christology, anthropology, martyrology, ecclesiology, and much else. This essay analyzes Sobrino’s conceptualization of mercy as a development within the Catholic theological tradition. Drawing upo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2016]
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Theological studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 77, Issue: 1, Pages: 96-117 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274
/ Sobrino, Jon 1938-
/ Grace
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church NBK Soteriology |
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| Summary: | The theme of mercy stands at the heart of Jon Sobrino’s theological project, fundamentally shaping his Christology, anthropology, martyrology, ecclesiology, and much else. This essay analyzes Sobrino’s conceptualization of mercy as a development within the Catholic theological tradition. Drawing upon Thomas Aquinas’s influential account of mercy this article argues that Sobrino’s thought is consonant though not identical with earlier thought on mercy. Sobrino offers accounts of divine and human mercy that are faithful to the Catholic tradition and which productively push the tradition forward in response to both the biblical witness and contemporary challenges. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040563915619980 |