Essays on Catholic Theology

Article Review: African Theology - Roman Catholic, and Asian Theology – Roman Catholic in Global Dictionary of Theology: A Resource for the Worldwide Church

The two articles being reviewed and compared here are African Theology – Roman Catholic, and Asian Theology - Roman Catholic, both taken from the Global Dictionary of Theology: A Resource for the Worldwide Church, edited by William A. Dyrness and Veli-Matti Karkkainen. Both articles begin with an overview of their interaction with diversity and it is at the very onset that the reader realizes that the two theologies vary greatly in their follower base. Despite its ...

The Anselms idea of satisfaction traces its origin to the views of Cur Deus Homo translated as Why God Become Man in English. It was a theory that was aimed at explaining as well as endeavoring at expounding why the incarnation and the death of Christ on the cross were necessary. To-date. The Anselm's inspiration remains to be high since it is held dearly in the churches of modern time. For instance, the Catholic theology fundamentals are solely founded on the views and doctrines that would be deduced from the Anselm. First articulated by St Anselm of Canterbury, the theories ...

Catholic theology views the sacraments as a Divinely appointed vehicle through which Christ’s grace is bestowed upon believers who reach out in faith. Based on its traditions and teachings, the Catholic Church regards the sacraments as more than mere symbols because Christ himself is the author of this system of dispensing grace. According to Kennedy (1912), sacraments, properly understood, “do not merely signify Divine grace, but in virtue of their Divine institution, they cause that grace in the souls of men.” In order to be valid, all seven sacraments must contain three vital elements, those being “the outward sign; ...

Issues that Feminist Theologians Face

The role of the feminist theologian remains a complicated one, even as feminism has made so many advances in the other disciplines. One factor making this especially complicated is the variety in responses to women in the various wings of religion. Even now, a woman in the Sudan stands under a death sentence that has only been delayed, to this point, because she needs to nurse her newborn child. Her crime? Marrying a Christian from another country. Even though she was raised by a Christian mother, she is considered the property of Islam on the basis of their theological doctrines. Even in the West, ...