Senses of tradition : continuity and development in Catholic faith / John E. Thiel.
This book articulates a theory of Catholic tradition that departs from previous understandings. Drawing on the medieval concept of the four-fold sense of scripture, John Thiel proposes four interpretive senses of tradition. He also offers a theory of doctrinal development that reconciles Catholic be...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
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| Summary: | This book articulates a theory of Catholic tradition that departs from previous understandings. Drawing on the medieval concept of the four-fold sense of scripture, John Thiel proposes four interpretive senses of tradition. He also offers a theory of doctrinal development that reconciles Catholic belief in apostolic authority and continuity of tradition with a critical approach to the evidence of history. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 254 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-245) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780195350319 0195350316 9780195137262 0195137264 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |