Quaestio Disputata: Catholic Theology and the History of Exegesis

The author argues that it is important for systematic theologians to join the conversation between exegetes and those who investigate the history of exegesis. To demonstrate what might be gained from such an intersection of disciplines, she explores the work of some ressourcement theologians such as de Lubac, Daniélou, Bouyer, and others, all of whom discussed the allegorical and typological exegesis of the Church Fathers and attempted to bring it into harmony with the historical-critical interpretation of the Bible

Catholic Theology and the Enlightenment (1670–1815)

This chapter examines the Catholic Church’s engagement with the Enlightenment from 1670–1815. It considers Catholic philosophies of the Enlightenment and new conceptualizations of natural law. The chapter also explores Catholic exegetical discussions during the period, showing how Enlightenment concerns enabled new styles of attention to the Scriptural text, new Patristic scholarship, and the origins of the later liturgical movement. Jansenist and Gallican theologies stimulated reflection on eccelesiology and the papacy, and a variety of thinkers developed new theologies of the state, and of the economy. This period also saw the rise of the Catholic ultramontanism that was to mark Church life until the Second Vatican Council