Sources and articles from noted theologians and writers

Listed down in this page are sources and articles from noted contemporary theologians and spiritual writers. Their writing can be good material for writing Catholic articles that can help inform about contemporary Catholic theology.

The majority of the sources and articles contain content that are written in the context of Vatican II and post-Vatican II teaching and spirituality.

This first list of articles are all ecclesiological in nature. This means that authors write as regards the theology of the Church - her nature and her mission. Although some of the writers' points may be critical of the Church in her classic teachings as an institution, it would be good to see the viewpoints for study purposes of those who would want to learn the viewpoints of theologians wanting to reform the Church according to modern structures that provide more room for dialogue - especially in the administration and governance of the Church's present system.

"The Church I Want" by Bernard Haring
"Which Way for the Church" by Leonardo Boff
"The Church of the New Testament" by Richard McBrien
"Forgotten Truths of Vatican II" by Jack Mahoney
"A Half Century of Ecclesiology" by Avery Dulles
"The Self-Understanding of the Church after Vatican
II" by Robrecht Michiels
"Taking Up a Global Church Agenda" by Rembert Weakland
"The Hidden Motives of Pastoral Action" by Juan Luis
Segundo
"The Church of the Poor in the Decade of the 90s" by
Pablo Richard
"Modernity and Its Challenges to Inculturation" by
Marcello de Carvalho Azevedo
"The Hermeneutic Circle" by J. Segundo
"God Bursts Forth in the Experience of Life" by Frei
Betto Libanio
"The Experience of God" by Dermot Lane
"Introduction to the Bible" by Dianne Bergant
"What is Contextual Theology" by Robert McAfee Brown
"Fundamentalism" by Eugene LaVerdiere

Other articles also of a theological nature - ranging from moral theology, ministry, Christology and Scripture:

This second list of articles and sources are divided into theology and spirituality. The articles and sources that are listed here are also good sources for writing Catholic articles that will be good for study purposes - especially those who would want to use it for learning new concepts and ideas presented by the authors of the articles.

"Who was Jesus?" by Richard N. Osting
"Calling for a 'Consistent Ethic of
Life' " by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin
"The height and breadth and depth of
human salvation" by Schileebeckx
"The Theological Foundation of the Role
of the Laity" by Hontiveros
"Experience of God and Image of God"
by Karl Rahner
"Biblical Hermeneutics" by Duncan S.
Ferguson
"New Testament Exegesis" by Gordon Fee
"Disciple and Discipleship" by Ernest Best
"Following Jesus: Discipleship in Mark" by
Ernest Best
"Instruction on the Historical Truth of the
Gospels" by the Pontifical Biblical Commission
"Towards a Fundamental Theological Interpretation
of Vatican II" by Karl Rahner

Other writings of a spiritual nature:

We must consider all the articles in this page from the context where in the historical tradition of our faith, theology and spirituality became two different distinctive disciplines. Whereas before they were integrated, they evolved in history into separate fields of study - with each one having its own field of understanding. It is because of this that spirituality articles are written in the context of the love of Christ and His Church, while the theological articles would a better understanding of the faith and explore deeper truths so as to enter into a direction that sometimes criticizes the Church of her present system of administration. If ever you may be confused between these two divergent directions of spirituality and theology, the safest and wisest step is to be objective and then root oneself in the classic truths that has been a long time in the tradition of our faith.

"Spirituality" from the New Dictionary of
Theology
"Mysticism" from the New Dictionary of
Theology
"Life Flows from the Eucharist" by Pope
John Paul II
"Praying in Two Directions: A Christian
Method of Prayerful Decision-making by Jan
Bots
"Understanding Consolation and Desolation"
by Mary C. Coelho
"Discernment of Spirits in Ignatius of
Loyola and Teresa of Avila" by William K.
Delaney
"Creation and History" by Pedro Trigo

Where to search for, for these articles and sources:

The majority of these articles are taken from periodicals, theological journals, and other publications that are popularly circulated and distributed mainly in libraries. They are sourced from: The Tablet, Catholicism, Theological Studies, Louvain Studies, National Catholic Reporter, Time Magazine, The New Dictionary of Theology, Review for Religious, and many others.

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