Naturally Human, Supernaturally God: Deification in Pre-Conciliar Catholicism

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Naturally Human, Supernaturally God seeks to open a small window upon an interesting case of theological convergence between three of the most important theologians of the pre-Conciliar period of Catholic theology, Rginald Garrigou-Lagrange O.P., Karl Rahner S.J., and Henri de Lubac S.J., each of whom played a vital role in the Second Vatican Council. The differences between these three figures sometimes seem to run so deep as to defy resolution. Yet Cooper argues they were strangely united in a shared conviction: todays church urgently needs to renew its acquaintance with an ancient Christian theme, the doctrine of deification. CONTENTS Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1. Setting the Scene Deification, a Fruit of Ressourcement 2. Entering The Fray Part I. Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange 3. Deification and the Person of Christ 4. Deification and the Divine Indwelling 5. Deification and Divine Causality Part II. Karl Rahner 6. Deification and Transcendental Experience 7. Deification and Cosmic Christology 8. Deification and Ordinary Life Part III. Henri de Lubac 9. Deification and the Supernatural 10. Deification and Ecclesial Concorporation 11. Deification and Assimilation to God Conclusion Bibliography Index Of Names Index Of Subjects