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Probably the terms most commonly associated with twentieth-century German Jesuit theologian Karl Rahner (1904–1984) are “anonymous Christian,” and then perhaps, “supernatural existential” and “transcendental Thomism.” These jargony terms have come to serve ...


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Reasons for a Position of Pacifism

In what follows we want to try to present the reasons for a “pacifist” position. Some of them are based on objective human considerations; others have their origin in ultimate Christian motivations. In our opinion these reasons have a right to serious consideration on the part of a really Christian conscience. Whether they move such a consci...


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My subject for today—the encounter of Saul with the prophet Samuel in 1 Sam 15—is not a stand-alone presentation. It is intended to set up a comparison with David’s encounter with the prophet Nathan in 2 Sam 12, to which I will turn in the next essay. My claim is that we will understand both of these stories far better if we have their counterpart in view.

My essay wil...


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There were no Puritans on my street in Philadelphia. That was my reaction when, as an undergraduate, I first read Sydney Ahlstrom’s A Religious History of the American People, winner of the 1973 National Book Award in Phi...


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One cannot quite say that Balthasar’s biblical exegesis has been ignored. Yet, given how replete the use of scripture is throughout his work, the quantity of interpretation in terms of books and articles is underwhelming and often—though not always—so is the quality of the reading. A proper understanding of his biblical hermeneutics and biblical exegesis can be bl...


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