Nicholas M. Healy

Christ, History and Apocalyptic

Theology

“This is a really exciting book: engaging, provocative, and--above all--constructive. Kerr seeks to reaffirm the Christian claim that Jesus Christ is the Lord of history in the face of modernity's attempts to subsume Christ into our history. In spite of the complexity of its material, this fascinating book is so remarkably clear throughout that I found it hard to put down. It should not be ignored.”

Ecclesiology in the Trenches

Theology

“This outstanding collection of consistently high-quality essays brings the reader deep into the exciting discussions at the intersection of ecclesiology and its material, and social forms and conditions. The book convincingly displays the fruitfulness of constructive ecclesiology when it attends to these conditions. Those unfamiliar with the essential work in this area in Scandanavia will find it especially enlightening.”

The Church's Book

Theology

““For some theologians, it is Scripture that must guide any theological description of the church. For others, the church’s doctrines are normative for interpreting Scripture. Consequently, theologians have long tended to talk past one another. With unusual brilliance, clarity, and depth, Brad East has resolved this aporia by arguing that the locus of authority lay originally within the people of God, and thus prior to the development of both doctrine and Scripture. And so it is we, the people of God, who are prior, and who undergird both, and thereby offer the possibility of rapprochement on that basis. East’s proposal is convincing, fresh, and original: a genuinely new treatment that clarifies the real issues and may well prepare for more substantive ecumenical progress, as well as more substantive theologies. This is a necessary book—vital reading for any theologian.”

The Lord Is Good

Theology

“In this important book, Christopher Holmes shows us how the Psalms, especially when read with the help of St. Thomas's commentary, reveal to us the spiritual and theological necessity of reflecting upon God's attributes—particularly simplicity, perfection and, above all, goodness. He shows us that such reflection is vital for a truly Christian understanding of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Thus the book constitutes a significant challenge to those criticisms of Thomas Aquinas premised upon the mistaken belief that theology can only begin with God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and indicates how misplaced are the related suspicions of supposedly metaphysical or natural theological accounts of God expressed variously by more than a few leading theologians since Karl Barth. This book displays not only broad and careful scholarship, intellectual rigor, and constructive resourcefulness but also is a theology for today in the tradition of Thomas himself: practiced in contemplative mode, the product of spiritual wisdom gained from prayerful reading of the sacred page, and written with the sanctification of the faithful in mind.”

The Real Church

Theology

“This is an ecclesiological masterpiece. Hegstad's multidisciplinary erudition, logical acuity, and, above all, theological wisdom all come into play as he argues--very convincingly--that the church we believe in is not, and cannot be, anything other than the church we live within and experience. A complex-yet-balanced constructive, theological proposal that is a must-read for everyone interested in the church.”