The development of dogma : a systematic account / Guy Mansini, OSB.
| Author/creator | Mansini, Guy author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, [2023] |
| Description | x, 192 pages ; 23 cm. |
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| Series | Sacra doctrina series Sacra doctrina series (Washington, D.C.) ^A1467306 |
| Contents | 1. What is the development of doctrine? -- 2. The invention of dogma -- 3. Framing the development of dogma theologically -- 4. Philosophical presuppositions of dogma and development -- 5. The logical verification of development -- 6. Vatican I and the dogma about dogma. |
| Abstract | This book examines the nature of dogmatic statements and the causes of development. It devotes particular attention to the emergence of the form of dogmatic statements at the Council of Nicaea, but notes how this form is anticipated in the New Testament. It situates dogma and its development within the matrix of the great fundamental theological realities of Scripture, Tradition, and Magisterium. The author examines at some length how the Church comes to recognize a development as a genuine development rather than as a distortion of the word of God. The book is especially valuable today for its discussion and defense of the philosophical presuppositions of dogma, which are often simply presupposed but should not be ignored in a complete account of development. These presuppositions touch on fundamental philosophical issues, including the nature of knowledge, the objectivity and trustworthiness of names, and the various logical forms employed in understanding how development is related to a closed revelation. The historicity of human knowledge is also addressed, and the role of dogma itself in heading off the extreme relativism the historical nature of man is supposed to imply for ecclesial faith and life. The Church's dogma about dogma enunciated at the First Vatican Council is also examined. The role of certain fundamental concepts in understanding the possibility of the irreformability of dogma it speaks of is expressly addressed--concepts in principle accessible to all human beings and that enable a trans-cultural, trans-temporal proposal and reception of revealed truth.-- Publisher's description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9780813237459 |
| ISBN | 0813237459 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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