The Roman School: nineteenth-century Jesuit theology and its achievements

"Did the twentieth-century patristic renewal come from nowhere? Was all nineteenth-century theology neo-scholastic? Do theologians' personal failings invalidate their theologies? These are the questions that guide the contributors to this volume as they reassess the legacy of the so-called...

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Contributors: Anderson, Justin M. 1977- (Editor) ; Levering, Matthew 1971- (Editor) ; Pidel, Aaron 1978- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2024]
In: Jesuit studies (volume 43)
Year: 2024
Series/Journal:Jesuit studies volume 43
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jesuits / Pontificia Università Gregoriana / Theological school / History 1800-1900
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Roman School (Catholic theology)
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Summary:"Did the twentieth-century patristic renewal come from nowhere? Was all nineteenth-century theology neo-scholastic? Do theologians' personal failings invalidate their theologies? These are the questions that guide the contributors to this volume as they reassess the legacy of the so-called Roman School, a nineteenth-century theological network centered in the Jesuit Roman College. Though not entirely uncritical, The Roman College represents a collective effort at sympathetic historical retrieval. It shows how various figures connected to the Roman School-Perrone, Passaglia, Schrader, Franzelin, Newman, Scheeben, and Kleutgen-engaged theologically the problems of their own day and set the stage for later theological renewal"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004548580