Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contemplation and the Dominican vocation -- Faith and theology -- Christianity and history -- Church, society, and mission -- Word as sign -- Incarnation and christology -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography of Marie-Dominique Chenu -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
Marie-Dominique Chenu was a key figure in the re-vitalization of theology and renewal of the Church that culminated in the Second Vatican Council. He successfully combined a return to the medieval sources of theological reflection with a new sensitivity to the contemporary circumstances of the Church while grounding the theological enterprise in the contemplative experience
