Martin Onuoha

Actio Divina

The Marian Mystery of the Church in the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is a study of a significant nexus in contemporary Catholic thought that has not had the attention that it deserves and is peculiarly relevant to the turbulent conditions of the Modern Church, especially in relation to Vatican II. It is a portrayal of Ratzinger's discerning grasp of Vatican II Mariology and ecclesiology as a peritus of note during the Council's sessions. The author lucidly sets out Ratzinger's understanding of Marian theology as key to the Church's self-understanding, which was the primary burden of Vatican II and still of the contemporary Church. Faithful to his hermeneutic, one of continuity in reform, the book casts Ratzinger's appraisal of the Mary-Church relation as receptive to a new shift in the decision not to have a separate Council document on Mary because Mary is already the full realisation of the Church. One of the book's strikingly novel contributions is its depiction of the Marian dimensions to the Church's liturgy and missionary evangelization. The author shows that Ratzinger's thought here is both intricate and coherent and that it discloses a profoundly unifying direction in the Council as a whole, that has not yet been fully understood.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peter Lang
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 79397
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 225g
• ISBN-13: 9781800793972
• ISBN-10: 1800793979
• Artikelnr.: 63178815

Autorenporträt

Fr Martin Onuoha, also the author of Mary, Daughter Zion: An Introduction to the Mariology of Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI), is a theology lecturer and examiner to the B. Div. and Postgraduate students at Maryvale Institute, Birmingham, UK. Faculté Nôtre-Dame, Paris, who oversees Maryvale¿s Pontifical status, appointed him permanent faculty and a member of the HIRS Council in 2014. He holds a doctorate and a Licence in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome, with dissertations on the Writings of Joseph Ratzinger, both of which were awarded summa cum laude. He is a member of the Theological Commission of the International Marian Association, of the Catholic Theological Society of America, and of the Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria. In addition to his lecturing duties, he is currently the parish priest of the parishes of Our Lady and the Apostles, St Ambrose, and St Vincent, Stockport, while providing priestchaplaincy support for Aquinas College, St James¿ Catholic High School, and the Nigeria-African chaplaincy, Liverpool. He is a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Ahiara, Mbaise, in Imo State, Nigeria.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: The Church's Self-Understanding - Resurgence of Ecclesiotypical Mariology - Main Ecclesiological Models of Vatican II - Ratzinger on the Marian Nature of the Church - The Liturgy: Ecclesial Self-Expression as Marian Mystery - The Marian Church: Mission and Ministry.

Rezensionen

«This book is an invitation to reflect deeply on the role of Mary in the mystery of our salvation.» (Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales)

«Fr Onuoha's presentation of the Marian mystery in the theology of Joseph Ratzinger and its significance for the resolution of the ecclesial crisis of our era is likely to become a classic work in the fields of Mariology, ecclesiology and Ratzinger studies.» (Professor Tracey Rowland, Chair of Theology, University of Notre Dame (Australia), and winner of the 2020 Ratzinger Pric.)

«Fr. Onuoha helps us understand how central Mary is to the theological vision of Joseph Ratzinger. This is a vision that is Christocentric, liturgical, and contemplative.» (Robert Fastiggi, Ph.D., Chair of Dogmatic Theology and Christology, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, Michigan USA)