{"product_id":"theology-at-the-crossroads-of-university-church-and-society-dialogue-difference-and-catholic-identity-paperback","title":"Theology at the Crossroads of University, Church and Society: Dialogue, Difference and Catholic Identity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLieven Boeve\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLieven Boeve examines the place of theology in the university, the church and society. He emphasizes that theology certainly belongs to all of these three domains as it belongs to the nature of theology to involve itself in all three spheres, especially at the crossroads where they overlap.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBoeve discusses the recent document \u003ci\u003eTheology Today \u003c\/i\u003efrom the International Theological Commission which circumscribes theology's place and task in the Catholic Church. Boeve discusses how the difficult relation between theology and philosophy is typical for a Church which has difficulty with the dialogue in today's world; as well as examines the relation between theology and religious studies. \u003cbr\u003eGoing further, Boeve offers a reflection on Catholic identity today, focusing more specifically on education. He presents four models for considering the identity of Catholic schools in the light of the changed society and argues that dialogue in a context of plurality and difference can lead to new, fruitful ways to shape even the Catholic identity. \u003cbr\u003eBoeve concludes his discussion with a short assessment of Pope Benedict's papacy and emphasizes the need for the Catholic Church to convert itself before it can call the world to do the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLieven Boeve\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Fundamental Theology at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium. As of August 1, 2014, he has been appointed the Director-General of the general office of Catholic Education in Flanders (Katholiek Onderwijs Vlaanderen). His research concerns theological epistemology, philosophical theology, truth in faith and theology, tradition development and hermeneutics. From 2005 till 2009 he served as president of the European Society for Catholic Theology. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eInterrupting Tradition. An Essay on Christian Faith in a Postmodern Context\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), \u003ci\u003eGod Interrupts History. Theology in a Time of Upheaval\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eLyotard and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and \u003ci\u003eTheology at the Crossroads of University, Church and Society\u003c\/i\u003e (2016). He has co-edited various volumes, of which the most recent are: \u003ci\u003eQuestioning the Human: Toward a Theological Anthropology for the Twenty-First Century \u003c\/i\u003e(2014) and \u003ci\u003eThe Normativity of History. Theological Truth and Tradition in the Tension between Church History and Systematic Theology \u003c\/i\u003e(2016). \u003cbr\u003eOn September 17, 2015, the European Society for Catholic Theology awarded him the biennial prize for the best theological book of the past two years, for his monograph \u003ci\u003eLyotard and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723712401471,"sku":"9780567684509","price":86.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4d6703f6805ca512a0c42ef63a4c387e.webp?v=1765100101","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/theology-at-the-crossroads-of-university-church-and-society-dialogue-difference-and-catholic-identity-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}