Catholic Theology (Doing Theology)

In this updated edition, Rowland showcases contemporary approaches to doing Catholic theology.This edition features a new chapter on liberation theology, which explores Argentinian “People’s Theology” as well as Rowland’s analysis of the Synod of Synodality.Rowland's work is a valuable guide for students who are seeking to understand the methodological choices that undergird the different approaches to Catholic theology.She succinctly conveys complicated developments and arguments in a clear and nuanced way. Rowland also offers a summary of the two International Theological Commission documents on the discipline of Catholic theology.The subsequent chapters each focus on different approaches frequently found in contemporary Catholic academies: the approach of Thomists as well as the perspective of the Communio and Concilium mileus.This concludes with four invaluable appendices: a list of all Doctors of the Church, encyclicals since the 19th century, the documents of the Second Vatican C