Catholic Theology

An updated edition to Rowland’s excellent introduction for students on the Catholic tradition of 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 Council, and a list of definitions of the various Christological heresies which were the subject of the debates of the early Church Councils.

This is essential reading for young scholars and seminarians alike.