Twentieth-Century [Modernist] Catholic Theologians

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This book reports on the lives and works of the most influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century, including: Chenu, the guru of the French worker priest movement; Congar who was imprisoned in Colditz; de Lubac who spent much time on the run from the Gestapo; Küng who was banned from teaching for decades despite being the most widely read Catholic theologian of modern times; and the controversial prelate, John Paul II.Author Fergus Kerr - one of the foremost Roman Catholic theologians currently writing in English - discusses the theological development of each figure and their relationship to Church teaching. He highlights how each one contributed to the reform and renewal of the Church at the Second Vatican Council, and discloses the different ways in which they looked back on Vatican II. This stimulating book reflects on Catholic theology today, considering the revival of interest in Aquinas, liberation theology, Catholic feminist theology, and recent Anglo-American work.