Self-Transcendence and Union in Christ: Karl Rahner's Eucharistic Theology of Creation
In Laudato Si, Pope Francis calls for a theology respectful of creation. I here suggest that balancing Karl Rahner's theology of creation with his sacramental theology brings us closer to providing such a theology. Rahner's sacramental theology fittingly complements his theology of the inc...
| Subtitles: | Rahner Papers |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Philosophy Documentation Center
[2018]
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Philosophy & theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 531-548 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Rahner, Karl 1904-1984
/ Creation
/ Theory of evolution
/ Incarnation of Jesus Christ
/ Eucharist
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| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church NBD Doctrine of Creation NBF Christology NBP Sacramentology; sacraments |
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| Summary: | In Laudato Si, Pope Francis calls for a theology respectful of creation. I here suggest that balancing Karl Rahner's theology of creation with his sacramental theology brings us closer to providing such a theology. Rahner's sacramental theology fittingly complements his theology of the incarnation, by highlighting the significance of the redemption of creation accomplished in Christ. Matter and nature are redeemed and must now be listened to because they also have been made to bespeak of the divine re-creative power. Revealing life to be a gift and consecrating all natural beings as creatures endowed with a purpose, the Eucharist leads those taking part in it to perceive in nature a sacrament of God's love. In the Eucharistic liturgy, they celebrate and reconnect with (their own) nature, which is healed and transformed to become an instrument for God. |
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| ISSN: | 2153-828X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Philosophy & theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/philtheol20186191 |