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Concilium 2026/4

Classics in Theology Today

Edited by Massimo Faggioli, Steven Battin, Stephan van Erp

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Classics in Theology Today

SCM Press

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Klassiker der Theologie heute

Verlag Karl Alber (Nomos)

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I classici nella teologia

Queriniana

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Clásicos de la teología hoy

Verbo Divino · no. 417

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Contents

Part One: The Question of the Classics in Theology Today

  1. The Doctrine of Loci Theologici as a Path to a Contemporary Understanding of Theological Classics Martin Kirschner
  2. Discerning the “Classic” in David Tracy’s Theology Barnabas Palfrey
  3. How the Post/Decolonial Rereads the Classics in Theology Judith Gruber
  4. Do Classics Survive Paradigm Shifts? Postmodern Criticism and Radical Hermeneutics Lieven Boeve

Part Two: Different Canons of Classics

  1. From “Classical” Theology to the Classics of African Theology: Some Figures in Ecclesiology Ignace Ndongala
  2. Theology in Asia: Whose Perspectives and to What End? Ruben C. Mendoza
  3. Biblical Ethos of Latin American Theology: Normativity of Territorial Conflicts for its Ecclesial Style Sandra Arenas
  4. Theological Classics in Contemporary Europe? Reflections on the Canon of Christian Theology Kurt Appel

Part Three: Old and New Classics in Different Subdisciplines

  1. The Bible as Theology’s Classic: From Ancient Schools to Modern Debates Veronika Burz-Tropper
  2. Measuring the Weight of History: Rethinking Classics in Fundamental Theology Stephan van Erp
  3. Sangam, Not Classic: Seven Texts in Post-Vatican II Moral Theology Cathleen Kaveny
  4. Christian Mystical/Spiritual Classics Today: Some Critical Considerations Amy Maxey

Theological Forum

  1. Realizing the Dreams of Our Ancestors: PACTPAN and the African Theological Journey Nnaemeka Ali, OMI
  2. “Vatican II, Event and Mandate” as an Intercontinental and Intercultural Project: A New Method of Theologizing Shaji George Kochutara, CMI

Cite this issue

Massimo Faggioli, Steven Battin, Stephan van Erp (eds.), "Classics in Theology Today", Concilium 2026/4, SCM Press, 2026.