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Although this volume has already been mentioned on our blog, I think it would be good to draw your attention to it once again. One of the reasons for me writing about Jennifer Cooper’s work is its publication date – yes, it will be out this summer. The second reason for my mentioning Humanity in the Mystery of God is an attempt to whet your appetites with endorsements it has received.
Herwi Rikhof, Mary Catherine Hilkert and Fergus Kerr, figures well known to all interested in Systematic Theology, have written very commendable reviews of this volume:
‘Stories of the part that Edward Schillebeeckx played as a backroom theologian at the Second Vatican Council, and then his equally controversial reconstruction of Christology on the basis of recent biblical studies, have overshadowed the first phase of his work, which culminated in his book 'Christ the Sacrament', now brought to light and back on to the agenda in this lucidly written and scholarly book by Dr Jennifer Cooper: a very welcome contribution.’ – Fergus Kerr, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, UK.
‘Jennifer Cooper’s book is a pleasant surprise. It provides us with the anthropology Schillebeeckx never wrote. And, perhaps more importantly, it challenges the picture, often encountered in the secondary literature, of rupture and discontinuity in Schillebeeckx’ thinking before and after the Second Vatican Council. While rereading after some years Christ the Sacrament, I was struck by the deep similarity with Jesus: an experiment. Cooper’s analyses of questions of method and content have confirmed my impression. Precisely this continuity may well force us to rethink the easy and lazy distinction between conservative and progressive.’ – Herwi Rikhof, Faculty of Catholic Theology, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
‘In an astute analysis of the early writings of Edward Schillebeeckx on revelation, grace, incarnation, and resurrection, Jennifer Cooper identifies an important recurring anthropological theme: at the core of the mystery of human lives and relationships is the mystery of God. This volume makes a valuable contribution not only to an understanding of Schillebeeckx’s thought and to the history of theology in the twentieth century, but also to the field of theological anthropology.’ - Mary Catherine Hilkert, University of Notre Dame, IN, USA
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