Gain immediate access to concise, accurate definitions of theological terms from “Abba” to “Zwinglianism,” written by two of today’s top Catholic theologians. In this third edition of A Concise Dictionary of Theology, Gerald O’Collins and Edward G. Farrugia identify 1,000 terms, providing necessary information about their origin, and their place in church history. This is not an edited work, rather, each entry is written by O’Collins and Farrugia, giving it a fresh, accessible tone that sets it apart traditional dictionaries.

Study the significance and impact of the Second Vatican Council with the Paulist Press Vatican II Collection. Modern scholars and theologians, including Pope Benedict XVI and Maureen Sullivan, examine the contemporary Church in light of Vatican II. Trace the theological developments that led to that pivotal moment in Church history. Assess what work remains unfinished and how the modern Church can continue the liturgical reforms of the Council. Together these volumes provide insight into the Council’s influence on theology, spirituality, and Catholic social thought.

Jürgen Moltmann’s distinctive insights in trinitarian theology especially about the relations within God and God’s presence in creation are revolutionary for theology and set the stage for these further explorations. The esteemed group of contributors in this volume probes new ways of understanding the triune character of God.

Vatican II was the first Council in the story of Catholic Christianity to deserve being labeled intercontinental and intercultural. What has been its impact? How should one describe and evaluate its reception by Catholics and its wider follow-up among others? How should this twenty-first Council be heard, received, and lived as we move further ahead into the twenty-first century? What perspectives does it offer for the future to those who seek to assimilate it creatively? As a leading theologia...

The study of Jesus remains central to Christianity. “Who was and is Jesus?” and “What has he done for us and for our world?” are crucial questions that demand careful consideration and perennial answers. These Christological questions reach to the heart of Christian identity—both in its understanding of itself and in its relation to other world religions. In Christology: Origins, Developments, Debates, Gerald O’Collins continues his groundbreaking work in Christology by first tracing its major developments over the last fifty years. He next turns to a theology of resurrection—Christology’s central event—and the foundational roles played by its two great witnesses, Peter and Paul. O’Collins then masterfully constructs a “theology of religions” that explores the relationship of Christianity to other living faiths precisely in light of the priesthood of Jesus Christ.

This book presents the rich spirituality that Vatican II offers to all the faithful, a spirituality that has been widely neglected. Debates over the Council’s theological and pastoral teaching continue to distract attention from the Council’s central message about the universal call to holiness. Such holiness attends to the manifold presence of the risen Christ, the life of the liturgy, the Scriptures that lead and feed us, the prophetic, priestly and pastoral mission of all believers, and the n...

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