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New Blackfriars 89 (2008)

No.1023 (September 2008)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: Humour in the Catholic Church', pp 497-498
Charlton, William, 'Questions of life and death', pp 499-507
McIlroy, David, 'What's at stake in natural law?', pp 508-521
Nichols, Aidan, 'Archi-liturgical culture wars', pp 522-542
Bindig, Todd S., 'The necessity of design', pp 543-559
Logan, Ian, ' "Whoever understands this ...": on translating the Proslogion', pp 560-574
Sherry, Patrick, 'The sacramentality of things', pp 575-590
Harrison, Victoria S., 'Narrative, postmodernity and the problem of "religious illiteracy" ', pp 591-605
Moonan, Lawrence, 'A universe devoid of sentient beings?' pp 606-618

No. 1022 (July 2008)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: Ratzinger's Thomism', pp 367-368
McVey, Chrys, 'The land of unlikeness: the risk and promise of Muslim-Christian dialogue', pp 369-384
Wicker, Brian, 'The significance of Franz Jägerstätter', pp 385-388
Haldane, John, 'Ethics, politics and imperfection', pp 389-398
O'Connor, John D., 'Theological aesthetics and revelatory tension', pp 399-417
Lawson, James, 'Secularisation and human identity in Christ', pp 418-430
O'Collins, Gerald, 'The virginal conception and its meanings', pp 431-440
Davies, Oliver, 'Rights and revelation: a study of particularism and universality in the advocacy of human rights', pp 441-467
Engel, Ulrich, 'Philosophy in the light of incarnation: Gianni Vattimo on kenosis', pp 468-477
Sobecki, Sebastian, 'Exemplary intentions: two English Dominican hagiographers in the thirteenth century and the preaching through exempla', pp 478-487

No. 1021 (May 2008)
Catholic Theological Association 2007 Conference papers
Children of Abraham
Turner, Geoffrey, 'Introduction', pp. 261-266
McDade, John, 'Christians and Jews: competitive siblings or the Israel of God?',
pp 267- 279
Mills, Mary, 'The story of Abraham and models of human identity', 280-299
Burrell, David B., 'Some requisites for interfaith dialogue', pp. 300-310
Hewer, Chris, 'Theological issues in Christian-Muslim dialogue', pp. 311-323
Calderini, Simonetta, 'Islam and diversity: alternative voices within contemporary Islam', pp. 324-336
Armitage, J. Mark, 'Why didn't Jesus write a book? Aquinas on the teaching of Christ',
pp. 337-353

No. 1020 (March 2008)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: Translating between cultures', pp. 135-136
Ream, Todd C. and Thomas W. Seat, II, 'Emerging Christian scholars among the intellectual virtues: or Why they should all be Thomists', pp. 137-148
McCurry, Jeffrey, 'Performing the same score: repentance, truth and doctrine in ecumenical theology', pp. 149-161
Block, Ed, 'Poetry, attentiveness and prayer: one poet's lesson', pp. 162-176
Fulmer, J. Burton, 'Anselm and the apophatic: "something greater than can be thought"', pp. 177-193
Theron, Stephen, 'Creation stricto sensu', pp. 194-213
Danaher, James P., 'The problem with fundamentalism', pp. 214-216
Grumett, David, 'De Lubac, Christ and the Buddha', 217-230
Levy, Antoine, 'Between Charybdis and Scylla: Catholic theology and interreligious dialogue', pp. 231-250

No. 1019 (January 2008)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: Remembering Victor White', pp. 1-2
Olsen, Cyrus P., 'Act and event in Rahner and von Balthasar: a case study in Catholic systematics', pp. 3-21
Hill, Robert J., 'Reading symbols and writing words: a model for biblical inspiration', pp. 22-38
Furry, Timothy J., 'Bind us together: repentance, Ugandan martyrs, and Christian unity',
pp. 39-59
Brownsberger, William, 'Hope and the hopeless: the contemporary addressee of Gaudium et spes' pp. 60-76
Toner, Christopher, 'Catastrophe and eucatastrophe: Russell and Tolkien on the true form of fiction', pp. 77-87
Storck, Thomas, 'What is western cultural identity? Three examples, three disputes', pp. 88-101
Theron, Stephen, 'From soul to self', pp. 102-113
Ryan, Robin, 'Holding on to the hand of God: Edward Schillebeeckx on the mystery of suffering', p. 114-125

New Blackfriars 88 (2007)

No. 1018 (November 2007)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: Christians in Iraq', pp .635-636
McDermott, Thomas, 'Catherine of Siena's teaching on self-knowledge', pp.637-648
Mannion, Gerard, 'Charity begins at home...: an ecclesiological assessment of Pope Benedict's first encyclical [Deus caritas est]', pp. 649-664
Duran, Jane, 'A feminist appraisal of Augustine', pp.665-677
Carroll, William E., 'Creation and science in the Middle Ages', pp. 678-689
Rawnsley, Andrew C., 'Practice and givenness: the problem of "reduction" in the work of Jean-Luc Marion', pp. 690-708
Danaher, James P., 'Phenomenal theology', pp. 709-721
Pabst, Adrian, 'Can there be a Just War without a Just Peace?', pp. 722-738

No. 1017 (September 2007)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: Beyond belief', pp. 505-506
Lash, Nicholas, 'Where does The God delusion come from?', pp. 507-521
Northcott, Michael, 'The "War on terror", the liberalism of fear, and the love of peace in St Augustine's City of God', pp. 522-538
Turner, Geoffrey, 'Spiritual identification with Christ: Jon Sobrino, the CDF and St Paul', pp. 539-548
Johnson, Patricia Altenbernd, 'Phenomenology of spiritual friendship and discourse about God', pp. 549-563
Tkacz, Catherine Brown, 'Typology today', 564-580
Cunningham, David S., 'David Bentley Hart's The beauty of the infinite: critical responses', pp. 581-584
Smith, James K.A., 'Questions about the perception of "Christian truth": on the affective effects of sin' pp. 585-593
Malcolm, Lois, 'On David Hart's The beauty of the infinite', pp. 594-599 [missing pp. 598-599]
Loughlin, Gerard, 'Rhetoric and rhapsody: a response to David Bentley Hart's The beauty of the infinite', pp. 600- 609 [missing pp. 600-606]
Hart, David Bentley, 'Response to James K.A. Smith, Lois Malcolm and Gerard Loughlin', pp. 610-623

No. 1016 (July 2007)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: American anti-Europeanism', pp. 363-364
McDade, John, 'Catholic Christianity and Judaism since Vatican II', pp. 367-384
O'Mahoney, Anthony, 'Catholic theological perspectives on Islam at the Second Vatican Council', pp.385-398
Barnes, Michael, 'Expanding Catholicity - the dialogue with Buddhism', pp399-409
Ganeri, Martin, 'Catholic encounter with Hindus in the twentieth century: in search of an Indian Christianity', pp. 410-432
Staley, Kevin M., 'On talking about God in the academy: Thomas Aquinas and the Tetragrammaton', pp. 433-442
Ryan, Fáinche, 'Auctoritas in the theology of St Thomas Aquinas', pp. 443-456
Boland, Vivian, 'St Thomas's sermon Puer Iesus: a neglected source for his understanding of teaching and learning', pp. 457-470
Wicker, Brian, 'The price of peace: a discussion', pp. 471-480
Gilbert, Robert J.C., 'Natural aesthetics and grace: the reality of the world and the reality of God', pp. 481-496

No. 1015 (May 2007)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: Scottish Dominicans, 1480-1560', pp. 239-241
Boersma, Hans, 'Sacramental ontology: nature and the supernatural in the ecclesiology of Henri de Lubac', pp. 242-273
Boyd, Craig A., 'Participation metaphysics, the Imago Dei, and the natural law in Aquinas' ethics', pp. 274-287
Casey, Thomas G., 'Mozart's Don Giovanni and the invitation to full freedom', pp. 288-299
Hobson, Theo, 'Against Hauerwas', pp. 300-312
Casad, Andrew, 'Blood, sex, and the Eucharist: a discourse analysis on the reception of the Precious Blood', pp. 313-321
Wang, Stephen, 'Aquinas on human happiness and the natural desire for God', pp. 322-334
Davis, Kenneth, 'Built from living stones: Hispanic Catholic parishes without boundaries or buildings', pp. 335-352

No. 1013 (January 2007)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: In memoriam D.Z. Phillips', pp. 1-3
Murray, Paul D., 'Theology "under the Lash": theology as idolatry critique in the work of Nicholas Lash', pp. 4-24
Nichols, Aidan, 'The Dominicans and the journal L'Art sacré', pp. 25-45
Levering, Matthew, 'William Abraham and St Thomas Aquinas', pp. 46-55
Roberts, Noel Keith, 'Newman on the argument from design', pp. 56-66
Senior, Donald, 'Understanding the divide between Judaism and Christianity: what happened centuries ago? Why does it matter now?', pp. 67-72
Klein, Terrence W., 'Adventures in alterity: Wittgenstein, aliens, Anselm and Aquinas', pp. 73-86
Lamont, John, 'What was wrong with Vatican II', pp. 87-99
Arrandale, Rick, 'Artaud & the concept of drama in theolog', pp. 100-112

New Blackfriars 87 (2006)

No. 1012 (November 2006)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: Reclaiming leisure', pp. 545-546
Theron, Stephen, 'Self and world', pp. 547-560
Bordeyne, Philippe, 'Homosexuality, seen in relation to ecumenical dialogue: what really matters to the Catholic Church', pp. 561-577
Cahall, Perry J., 'Saint Catherine of Siena's pedagogy of the church', pp. 578-592
Mobbs, Frank, 'The meaning of the visit of the magi', pp. 593-604
Nelson, Mark T., 'What the problem with Aquinas isn't', pp. 605-616
Anderson, Owen, 'Metaphysical foundations for natural law', pp. 617-630
Hampson, Peter, 'Credible belief in Fides et ratio: II The theology-psychology dialogue', pp. 631-650
Kerr, Fergus, 'Recent Thomistica IV', pp. 651-659

No. 1011 (September 2006)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: English Catholics on the English Reformation', pp. 453-455
Narkut? Vilma, 'The confrontation between the Lithuanian Catholic Church and the Soviet regime', pp. 456-475
Miller, Michael R., 'Alive and awake in Allah', pp. 476-481
Hampson, Peter, 'Credible belief in Fides et ratio: I Explanatory constraints in science and religion', pp. 482-504
Knight, Christopher C., 'Natural law and the problem of contraception: some neglected perspectives', pp. 505-514
Lewin, David, 'Freedom and destiny in the philosophy of technology', pp. 515-533

No. 1010 (July 2006)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: US visas', pp. 335-336
Nichols, Aidan, 'Anglican uniatism: a personal view', pp. 337-356
Gilbert, Robert J.C., 'The riot of the mind', pp. 357-363
Lawson, James, 'The bible of Moissac', pp. 364-379
McCurry, Jeffrey, 'Why the devil fell: a lesson in spiritual theology from Aquinas's Summa Theologiae', pp. 380-395
Schall, James V., 'Aquinas and the life of the mind', pp. 396-405
Amini, Majid, 'Revelation in the reflections of reason', pp. 406-417
Sutton, Agneta, 'The complementarity and symbolism of the two sexes: Karl Barth, Hans Urs von Balthasar and John Paul II', pp. 418-433
Hull, Simon, 'Dominican involvement at the UN', pp. 434-441

No. 1009 (May 2006)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: Other worlds', pp. 209-210
Dunne, Joseph, 'Teaching in the spirit of Socrates: remembering Fergal O'Connor OP', pp. 211-228
Bishop, Jordan, 'Aquinas on torture', pp. 229-237
O'Connor, John D., 'Are virtue ethics and Kantian ethics really so very different?' pp. 238-252
Puosi, Eric E., 'A systematic approach to the Christology of Peter's address to the crowd (Acts 2:14-36)', pp. 253-267
Ryan, Desmond, 'The prodigal father: a postmodern homily', pp. 268-272
Sia, Santiago, 'Science and ethics: some fundamental considerations', pp. 273-275
Neusner, Jacob, 'Single scripture, multiple meanings: I - The Judaeo-Christian divorce in the first century and what it means for the twenty-first', pp. 276-287
Carter, Zachery A., 'Wittgenstein, Rush Rhees, and the measure of language', pp. 288-301
Schrijvers, Joeri, 'On doing theology "after" ontotheology: notes on a French debate', pp. 302-314
Hardy, Rob, 'Paul Bailey and the enchantment of forgiveness', pp. 315-321

No. 1008 (March 2006)
Catholic Theological Association 2005 Conference papers. De Doctrina Christiana: hearing and speaking the word
Lash, Nicholas, 'Introduction', pp. 107-109
Conway, Eamonn, 'A constant word in a changing world: recognising and resolving tensions and tendencies in a postmodern context', pp. 110-120
Harrison, Carol, 'De Doctrina Christiana', pp. 121-131
McDonagh, Enda, 'Word in the world', pp. 132-143
Turner, Geoffrey, 'Singing the word: the cantatas of J S Bach', pp. 144-154
Nichols, Vincent, 'The challenge of catechesis today: one bishop's perspective', pp. 155-165
Watkins, Clare, 'Traditio - the ordinary handling of holy things: reflections de doctrina Christiana from an ecclesiology ordered to baptism', pp. 166-183
Gagey, Henri-Jérôme, 'The ecclesial vocation of the theologian: making the claim for "truth in trial",' pp. 184-197

No. 1007 (January 2006)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: The last Catholic King', pp. 1-2
Meconi, David Vincent, 'The consummation of the Christian promise: recent studies on deification', pp. 3-12
Navone, John, 'Are there any Catholigc theologians?', pp. 13-25
Kreiner, Armin, 'What do we mean by "God"?', pp. 26-35
Charlton, William, 'What is infallibility for?', pp. 36-42
Duran, Jane, 'Mechthild of Madgeburg: women philosophers and the visionary tradition', pp. 43-49
Kallenberg, Brad J., 'Some things are worth dying for', pp. 50-71
Kerr, Fergus, 'Mrs Tytus: founder of Blackfriars, Oxford', pp. 72-82
Cross, Tony, 'The resuscitation of the English Dominican Province 1850-1870', pp. 83-95

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No. 1006 (November 2005)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: Islamist terrorism', pp. 565-567
White, Dominic, 'Are angels just a matter of faith?' pp. 568-583
Wicker, Brian, 'Christianity and the cosmos', pp. 584-590
Welch, Lawrence J., 'On recognizing infallible teachings of the ordinary universal magisterium: a rejoinder to Francis Sullivan' pp. 591-597
Tonti-Filippini, Nicholas, 'Vel and ut: a puzzle in the definition of euthanasia', pp. 598-603
Pristas, Lauren, 'The pre- and post-Vatican II collects of the Dominican Doctors of the Church', pp. 604-621
Hampson, Peter, 'Beyond unity, integration and experience: cultural psychology and the theology of mediaeval mysticism', pp. 622-641
O'Loughlin, Thomas, 'How many priests do we need?', pp. 642-657

No. 1005 (September 2005)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: politics and religion', pp. 463-464
Pazdan, Mary Margaret, 'Thomas Aquinas and contemporary biblical interpreters: "I call you friends" (John 15:15)', pp. 465-477
Anderson, Owen, 'Is contemporary natural law theory a beneficial development? The attempt to study natural law and the human good without metaphysics', pp. 478-492
Echlin, Edward P., 'Jesus and the earth, walking our Christology', pp. 493-504
Hadley, John, 'On presence', pp. 505-517
Mounce, H.O., 'The end of metaphysics', pp. 518-527
Ramsay, Hayden,'Death part IV: life after death', pp. 528-536
McMahon, Christopher, 'Stories, hypotheses, and Jesus: N.T. Wright, John Meier, and historical Jesus research', pp. 537-545
Neusner, Jacob, 'Modernization as a condition, not a uniform period of time: explaining why religious traditions change, illustrated by Judaism', pp. 546-553

No. 1004 (July 2005)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: What's in a name?', pp. 357-360
Geach, Peter T., 'Truth', p. 361-364
Tóth, Beáta, 'Theologia et Philosophia: twin sisters in conversation', pp. 365-378
Miller, Michael R., 'A joyful path to Dasein?' pp. 379-388
Booth, Edward, 'Père Maldamé's consideration of the current state of French evolution theory', pp. 389-417
Ramsay, Haydn, 'Death part 3: our attitude towards death', pp. 418-424
Ream, Todd C., 'Desiring appreciation: common worship as multicultural theory/praxis in Christian education', pp. 425-436
Middleton, Niamh, 'Aquinas, the Enlightenment and Darwin', pp. 437-449
Bayldon, Michael, 'Body-language: post Vatican II liturgy', pp. 450-453

No. 1003 (May 2005)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: Erasmus', pp. 257-258
Heft, James L., 'US Catholics and the Presidential election: abortion and proportionate reasons', pp. 259-275
Davies, Brian, 'Aquinas and Catholic universities', pp. 276-290
Hauerwas, Stanley, 'An unpublished foreword', pp. 291-295
Engel, Ulrich, 'Salvation from God and human experiences of disaster: theology as intellectus amoris between compassion and justice', 296-301
Ramsay, Hayden, 'Death part II: the significance of our deaths', pp. 302-307
Bramwell, Bevil, 'Hans Urs von Balthasar's theology of scripture', pp. 308-322
Long, Steven A., 'Aquinas on being and logicism', pp. 323-347

No. 1002 (March 2005)
Turner, Geoffrey, 'Globalisation and Catholicity', pp. 127-129
Price, Richard M., 'Globalisation and the Christian tradition', pp 130-143
Linden, Ian, 'A new map of the world', pp. 144-155
Boyle, Nicholas, 'A response to Ian Linden', pp. 156-164
Turner, Geoffrey, 'Paul and the globalisation of Christianity', pp.165-171
Turner, Frank, 'Globalisation from a pastoral-theological viewpoint', pp. 172-184
Kaggwa, Robert, 'The new Catholicity: rethinking mission in an age of globalisation with special reference to the African situation', pp. 185-203
Mannion, Gerard, 'What's in a name? Hermeneutical questions on "globalisation", Catholicity and ecumenism', pp. 204-215
Cowley, Catherine, 'Money, finance and morality in a global economy', pp. 216-227
McLoughlin, David, 'Christian self-identity in the face of globalisation', pp. 228-244

No. 1001 (January 2005)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: In memoriam Jacques Derrida', pp. 1-2
Hemming, Laurence Paul, 'A contradiction: the structure of Christian thought. A response to Daphne Hampson's Christian contradictions: the structures of Lutheran and Catholic thought and After Christianity', pp. 3-23
Hampson, Daphne, 'Reply to Laurence Hemming', pp.24-47
Ombres, Robert, 'God, angels and us', pp. 48-61
Bottone, Angelo, 'Newman and Wittgenstein after foundationalism', pp 62-75
McGuckian, Michael C., 'The apostolic succession: a reply to Francis A. Sullivan', pp. 76-93
Ramsey, Hayden, 'Death part I', pp. 94-100
Theron, Stephen, 'Faith as thinking with assent', pp. 101-113

New Blackfriars 86 (2005)

No. 1000 (November 2004)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: women', pp. 579-582
O'Loughlin, Thomas, 'Celibate clergy: the need for historical debate', pp. 583-597
Nichols, Aidan, 'Wisdom from above? The sophiology of Father Sergius Bulgakov', pp. 598-613
Owens, L. Roger, 'Free, present, and faithful: a theological reading of the character of God in Exodus', pp. 614-627
Kerr, Fergus, 'Thomistica III', pp. 628-641

No. 999 (September 2004)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: power in the blood', pp 489-491
Beiting, Christopher, 'The nature and structure of limbo in the works of Albertus Magnus', pp. 492-509
Cavanaugh, William T., "Killing in the name of God", pp 510-526
Young III, William W. 'From describing to naming God: correlating the five ways with Aquinas' doctrine of the Trinity', pp. 527-541
Tkacz, Catherine Brown, ' Iconoclasm, east and west', pp. 542-550
Cervantes, Fernando, 'A crisis of authority: the dilemma of British universities', pp. 551-560

No. 998 (July 2004)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: a ceremonial animal', pp. 385-386
Sherwin, Michael, 'Friends at the table of the Lord: friendship with God and the transformation of patronage in the thought of John Chrysostom', pp. 387-398
Booth, Edward, 'Heidegger and Saint Augustine on time', pp. 399-425
Flynn, Gabriel, 'The role of unbelief in the theology of Yves Congar', pp. 426-443
Knight, Christopher C., 'Some liturgical implications of the thought of David Jones', pp. 444-453
Mobbs, Frank, 'Is natural law contained in revelation?', pp. 454-458
Roy, Louis, 'Cornelius Ernst's theological seeds', pp. 459-470

No. 997 (May 2004)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: Remembering Donald MacKinnon', pp. 265-269
Davies, Brian, 'God and evil: a dialogue', pp. 270-289
Murphy, Francesca Aran, 'Gilson and Chenu: the structure of the Summa and the shape of Dominican life', pp. 290-303
Mannion, Gerard, 'Ecclesiology and postmodernity: a new paradigm for the Roman Catholic church?', pp. 304-328
Navone, John, 'Divine and human hospitality', pp. 329-340
Kevern, Peter, 'No other gods before me? A dialogue with St Thomas on the possibility of a Christian polytheism', pp. 341-350
Grainger, Roger, 'Myth and the possibility of meaning, pp. 351-356
Hewitt-Horsman, Simon, 'Church as sacrament: a model for political ecclesiology', p. 357-368

No. 996 (March 2004)
Turner, Geoffrey, 'The hiddenness of God', pp.119-120
McDade, John, 'Divine disclosure and concealment in Bach, Pascal and Levinas', pp. 121-132
Gorsky, Jonathan, 'Elie Wiesel, Hasidism and the hiddenness of God', pp. 133-143
Winter, Tim, 'The Chador of God on earth: the metaphysics of the Muslim veil', pp. 144-157
Murray, Robert, 'The paradox of God's hiddenness and accessibility in St Ephrem', pp. 158-162
Boulding, M. Cecily, 'St Catherine of Siena's "mystical apprehension" of God', pp. 163-169
Boss, Sarah Jane, 'Does God's creation hide or disclose its creator? A conversation with Ramon Llull', pp. 170-185
Moonan, Lawrence, 'How to hide something properly', pp. 186-194
Boyle, Nicholas, 'The hiddenness of the spirit: the disappearance of God from the English cultural framework', pp. 195-211
Milbank, John, 'The gift of ruling: secularization and political authority', pp 212-238
Neusner, Jabob, 'Good Friday and Easter Sunday: reading the Passion narratives in the context of the Mishnah's rabbinic theology, or How, in the Mishnah, the death penalty is merciful', pp. 239-246

No. 995 (January 2004)
Kerr, Fergus, 'Comment: inventing Iraq', pp. 1-4
White, Allan, 'Between exile and redemption: a view of the Catholic church in England', pp. 5-16
Hemming, Laurence Paul, 'The being of God: the limits of theological thinking after Heidegger', pp. 17-32
Parsons, Susan F., 'Being interpreted by love', pp. 33-43
Burrell, David B., 'Interfaith perspectives on reconciliation', pp. 44-55
Grey, Mary, 'To struggle with a reconciled heart: reconciliation and justice', pp. 56-73
McMahon, Malcolm, 'Reconciliation in the life of the Church', pp. 74-82
Clegg, Cecelia, 'Between embrace and exclusion', pp. 83-96