The Old Testament Without Illusions
Vawter, Bruce
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...read and reread it with the greatest care") intentional heterodoxy, for unlike him I CONTACT: Charles K. Wilber, Chair, Department of Economics, University of Notre Hughes (September 28th) reaffirms: "in have no taste for witch hunts...
...Retreats...
...chance of being published...
...demons, to all that is entailed in biblical BRUCE VAWTER genealogies, and so forth...
...Kelly writes (for Kung): "The-Eucharist troversy: In August 1978 I heard a Mon- The Executive Governing Board of the Unithen is a commemoration of thanksgiv- signor from the New York Chancery Of- versity has determined that, for the present, the ing, not a repetition of the sacrifice of the fice commenting on a papal ceremony in person holding the position of Dean must have the qualifications demanded of rectors in Cross...
...Box 2649, Chicago, 60690...
...If nation of technical competence, familiarity Kung's statement that "the Eucharist is with alternative approaches, and vision of sotwo opportunties to present his evaluacial justice...
...JOHN JAY HUGHES School of Theology, Office of Academic Afis a commemorative (anamnesis, fairs, Saint John's University, Collegeville, memoria) and thanksgiving celebra- Minnesota 56321...
...FATHER EUGENE HILLMAN served as a But it is only a beginning...
...There are twenty- tament by a master of the craft, this book three chapters, each more or less self- represents very good value for the readClassified contained (with some repetitive over- er's money...
...Juan McKenzie regards much contemporary social, economic and political injustice...
...Mary Peter McGinty, C.S.J...
...I do not believe that for a second, but does it take frequent mass demonstrations to prove that many sixties' values have not been abandoned...
...program or as unclas- tamed...
...ence) to: Search Committee for the Dean of the repetition of the 'sacrifice' of the cross...
...Jesus...
...Rome on national TV proclaim this very Roman Catholic seminaries...
...John's University is an Equal Opportunity Incidentally, while there are those who Employer -504...
...artistic license...
...Chided for this mis- summarized in those pages, it was hereti- graduate and Ph.D...
...Commonweal welcomes letters on subjects Salary and rank commensurate with experition...
...progress...
...Spring semester begins the Old South is less superstitious than January 14, 1980 and ends May 2, 1980...
...made by Hans Kung...
...The al- tional and formational components of the where possible...
...It is characterized by a Literature, Rev...
...Weiner and Stillman blow it by generalizing without the essential numbers...
...One demurrer: McKenzie Married Priests creation to that which respects human opines that a modern hospital is run on evolution, biological and social, to the rather more scientific lines than a modem CORPUS-National Association Renotion of man as "fallen," to spirits and archeological dig...
...Kelly's clarifigraduates in economics from the University of Jamaica, N.Y...
...Emphasis Kung's...
...Position available August 28, 1980...
...More interdiscipline cooperation ity, ecumenical concern...
...We must targets are the less likely to be set up soften the sharp division that exists beTHEOLOGIAN IN RESIDENCE: Bring again...
...No matter: the gether the arts and sciences...
...Letters of not more than enced and qualifications...
...Lest Commonweal simplification and general carelessness Collegeville, Minnesota 56321 readers think me more of a theological which prevent Kelly's interesting book Applications are invited for the position of ignoramus than I really am, let us for from being the important contribution it DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY...
...Two Regular Faculty Openings in: gion must begin with an understanding (REV...
...Mary New Testament, for that matter) continue to bedevil the theological task...
...There is, of course, the son demonstrates that the real thinking and serious disodd outrageous assertion dropped in here cussion on the issue of abortion have only just -begun...
...might have been...
...Lozano, C.M.F...
...I cited Dame, Indiana 46556...
...Nathanson explains ble.The Old Testament is shed of illu- how he became convinced that human life exists in th womb from the onset of pregnancy...
...are working to fight nuclear power, pollution, and radical and sexual discrimination...
...Theologians take their knocks: the nightmare of pollution, corruption, Christian Spirituality: History, Rev...
...But, by 1974, he wrote in the New semi-retirement remains the McKenzie England Journal of Medicine of his "increasing certainty without whom an academic world to re- that I had in fact presided over 60,000 deaths" tire from would have been unthinka- In ABORTING AMERICA, Dr...
...Man cannot be divided and Tracy, 904 14th Street, Boulder, Colorado subdivided "in aetemum" without mor80302...
...The hope of the GosMoral Teaching of the New Testament, Rev...
...mine...
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...66c, three laps), which approach the Old Testament any number of the author's conclusions times...
...their sake go to the text...
...people, the deluge at the 1926 Eucharis- sense of alienation...
...The Dean is the principal administrative ofChapter III of The Battle pp...
...UNIVERSITY, Spokane, 99258...
...Spirituality...
...JtSUIT PROGRAMS: Degrees or Audit...
...Additional courses are since it is largely the exegetes' fault if become so divorced from our technology available through the Loyola Institute of that we have dichotomized our very beillusions about the Old Testament (or the Pastoral Studies...
...This requires faculty who will gention of TIe Battle for the American not a repetition of the sacrifice of the erate new knowledge through active research Church and its author wrongly attributes cross" is the "minor point" which Kelly programs in addition to being dedicated for the second time to me a statement now contends, why did he cite this per- teachers...
...humanity...
...John's University ics is to produce students who will have the E. YVONNE SMALL expertise to assist in the solution of the social problems facing humanity and who will have The author replies: obtained an appreciating and understanding of these problems in a Christian framework...
...The group's political convictions are now less grandiose and more vague, which does not mean these people have suddenly developed an urge to wear gray flannel...
...Things like that...
...One than three times...
...Brendan McGrath, O.S.B...
...Neither a scientist nor a FRIENDSHIP CLUB...
...Gospel message cannot be reserved for ANDREW FEINBERG is a contributing editor of our private moments...
...Apart from the fact that Doubleday heresy as Catholic doctine...
...49-51 His present contention that this is "a ficer of the School of Theology and bears summarizes major points of Kung's On minor point" is a fresh instance of un- supervisory responsibility for both the instrucBeing a Christian using his exact words sound theological perception...
...treated in its pages...
...cation, which has sent me back to his text Notre Dame will be distinctive for their combiTo the Editors: Fr...
...These courses may be theology as tame and theologians as Technology has become the antithesis of taken in the M.A...
...I am grateful for Msgr...
...The judgment may be a bit unfair, the Gospel message...
...One is tempted to single out i RATES: 70c a word, one time...
...Walsh-Price Fellow doing research and misSpiritual Direction...
...GONZAGA Kenya...
...Three graduate credits ing...
...Religion tic Congress in Chicago provides a shaky pel message has been sublimated into the and Politics in Christian History, Rev...
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...Grace and Per- etc...
...MSGR...
...He takes readers sions with perhaps a touch more of abaninside the pro-abortion movement and shows its political don than the author would have permitted workings...
...York City...
...The Gospel mesCorrespondence The American Lawyer magazine...
...REVIEWERS tal consequences...
...A wholeistic approach EDWARD T. CHASE is vice-president of the to man, which joins science and religion, Jesuit Programs editorial department of Times Books in New must be undertaken...
...Lawler, and standing with cal, or tending to heresy...
...Cavitwarl fran page 642) most, cannibals are psychologically illOfferings include: Psalms and Wisdom equipped to stamp out the eating of dominant today...
...tion Laws...
...Application deadline The word "repetition" is Kung's not 250 or 300 words naturally have a better is February 1, 1980...
...In brief with Richard N. ostling THE OLD TEST*MENT WITHOUT ILLU- During the 1960's, Dr...
...Our religion has sified students...
...Kelly's view the Mass is such a repeti- Kelly's use of an orthodox statement by tion " Kung to illustrate his heterodoxy merely The point is minor to me but appar- as an example of the theological over- ST...
...63c, six times...
...The nonchalance of that statement should not obscure the commitment...
...A metaphysics of sciTelephone: 312/274-3000...
...sets his sights, such as verbal inspiration of our sciences...
...The grimage...
...112 per credit...
...In his July 6 review fectly orthodox proposition in a passage Qualifications for regular three-year aphe suggests theological ignorance, designed to show Kung's doctrinal un- pointments include significant research potenperhaps formal heresy in the book calling soundness...
...Israel Pil- ideas advanced at Cambridge will filter sionary work among nomadic peoples in into our colleges and universities...
...or total biblical inerrancy, represent ence must be reestablished...
...tween faculties, even in some of our most theological education, reflection to state university...
...By Bernard N. Nathanson, M.D...
...Year or Summers...
...Resume to John is necessary...
...To be ignorant of that in Catholic Doctrine The ultimate goal of the department of Econommystery is to be ignorant of reality, itself...
...Only 9 percent of the respondents say they are more apathetic and selfish now than in the sixties...
...I still feel the same," one respondent says, "but feel more powerless to do things on a large scale...
...A reconciliation between Commonweal: 670 Judeo-Christian values and science must suspect there is a little heresy buried deep be effected...
...Perhaps the Scriptures...
...If we are to recover from this termieach...
...COMMONWEAL, 232 allowance made for some now and then agreement: all things considered, the Madison Ave., NYC 10016...
...On page 51 five lines leged Catholic teaching that the Mass School's Master of Divinity, Masters of Arts in Theology, Liturgical Studies, and Religious beneath an italicized subheading which was somehow a repetition of Calvary was Education, and priesthood preparation proclearly reads Kiing on the Eucharist a focal point of Reformation con- grams...
...Requires theological exper- Considered as a collection of over prestigious Catholic universities and coltise, teaching ability, organizational abil- twenty lectures or essays on the Old Tes- leges...
...Bernard N. Nathanson was a coSION,, by John L. McKenzie, Thomas founder of the National Association for Repeal of AborMore Press, $10.95, 264 pp...
...monthly in advance for more chronology and topicality of its contents, far too many of them for that...
...JOHN'S UNIVERSITY ently not to Hughes...
...If such care- Roman Catholic priests who hold advanced printed "of' instead of "or" this synop- less misrepresentations are permitted to degrees and show ability to develop and supersis is a faithful summary rendition of go uncorrected, Protestants will con- vise programs of theological education and page 427 of the massive Kung tome clude that the reason for their protest con- ministerial formation are invited to submit their application (including vita, transcripts of where speaking of the Last Supper the tinues, and we can kiss ecumenism graduate study, and three recent letters of referSwiss theologian writes: "it is itselfnot a goodbye...
...McKenzie in 700 women a week...
...Despite all the absurdities they expose, these two books remind us that many of the fires of the last decade have not gone out...
...signed/Married Priests...
...FATHER BRUCE VAWTER, C.M., is Chairman sage is a call to serve that must embrace CATHOLIC CORRESPONDENCE/ of the Theology Department at DePaul Uni- our entire being...
...mature, offered without arrogance and, Already triggering a wave of debate and controversy occasionally, with an unwonted diffi- on television, radio, and in the press','ABORnNG dence, and the language is characteristi- AMERICA is also enormously enlightening...
...Some of nal tearing apart of human nature, we Peter McGinty, C.S.J., LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, 6525 North the illusions, too, on which McKenzie must begin to restructure the foundations Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois 60626...
...levels...
...Theology...
...Along the way Loyola Theology School we stumble on relevancies drawn from just about any imaginable source: you Correspondence Loyola University Graduate Courses in can fight City Hall, ancestor worship in Theology...
...John Jay Hughes in and to Kung's German original...
...Thus, Seepingg heresy...
...in my Irish marrow, I do not think any of UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME The reconciliation of science and reli- it seeped out in The Battle...
...Surely because he supposed tial (accomplishments in the case of senior candidates) and the capacity and interest to pursue the Eucharist "a repetition of the sac- that, like the other statements by Kung excellence in teaching at both the underrifice of the cross...
...Grow organic foods, move toward self-sufficiency and mutual dependence with friends...
...In 1971 and 1972, he directed the Center for To say that this book is predictable is Reproductive and Sexual Health, which treated some to offer it high praise...
...So I combat inflation, dishonesty, pollution, etc., on a personal level...
...DETAILS: BOX versity in Chicago and the author of This Man theologian is such, divorced from his 872, TROY, NY 12181...
...Nathancally -civilized...
...Frederick Moriarty, S.J...
...The genesis of the book can be guessed 23 November 1979: 669 at from its structure...
...The meeting at MIT is a beginning...
...GEORGE A. KELLY Economic Development of the Third World that both are dealing with mystery, the Director, Institute for Advanced Studies Economic Policy Issues of the Public Sector mystery of being...
...But that dream has turned into son, Sr...
...fundament for theological conclusions, dream of technological renewal and Richard Costigan, S.J...
...I have never send resume with a letter projecting research his "clearest recollection" ("Having had an interest in demonstrating Kelly's and teaching interests over the next three years...
...Thus we proceed from book of Esther does seem to be a nasty the biblical outlook on the world and piece of work...
...Classified payable in a roughly logical order as regards the for agreement or demurrer, but there are with order...
...Our colleges targets that have already been fairly well and universities must strive to bring toPositions riddled by critical arrows...
...and there: an impudence which is one of $10.00 at all booksellers now the biblical art-forms...
...And he shares the philosophical and moral himself a few years back, but in general struggle which finally led him to conclude that "the the spirit is positive, the judgments are abortion ethic is an invitation to irresponsibility...
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