Twentieth-Century Catholic Theologians - Paperback

by Fergus Kerr (Author)

This book reports on the lives and works of the most influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century.

• A new book from one of the foremost Roman Catholic theologians currently writing in English
• Reports on the lives and works of the most influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century
• Covers theologians including: Chenu, the guru of the French worker priest movement; Congar who was imprisoned in Colditz; and Küng who was banned from teaching for decades because of his radical views
• Highlights the involvement of each theologian with the Second Vatican Council, and the dissatisfaction of most with what was achieved
• Includes a chapter on the controversial prelate, Pope John Paul II

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This book offers a lively and succinct account of Catholic theology from 1900 to the present day. The book begins with the work of Chenu, the guru of the French worker priest movement, and concludes with the writings of contemporary theologians such as the present Pope, Benedict XVI.

Kerr, himself one of the foremost Catholic theologians writing in English, discusses the theological development of each figure and their relationship to Church teaching. The past 100 years have been a time of enormous reform and renewal in the Catholic Church, and Kerr shows how each thinker contributed to this process, especially in relation to the wide reaching changes introduced by the Second Vatican Council.

The result is a vivid and informative volume, exploring the sometimes turbulent life, work, and legacy of the twentieth century's most important Catholic theologians. It will be widely read by students, academics, and general readers interested in contemporary Catholicism.

Author Biography

Fergus Kerr, a member of the Order of Preachers and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, holds an honorary fellowship in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. He is the editor of New Blackfriars, the periodical of the English Dominicans. His previous publications include After Aquinas: Versions of Thomism (Blackwell, 2002).