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Theological Perspectives for the 21st Century

Author(s): Veronika Nela Gašpar
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Hrvatsko Filozofsko Društvo
Keywords: Rosino Gibellini; theology; balance and prospects; contextuality; interdisciplinarity and dialogue;

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to introduce the readership to the basic content of R. Gibellini’s latest book entitled Theological Perspectives for the 21st Century, which is, thematically speaking, an extension of his previous book, bearing the title Theology of the 20th Century. Following the panorama of theological thought in the 20th century, R. Gibellini turns to the tasks and perspectives of theology and its reflections in the near future. Considering that Gibellini conceived the book here presented as a balance from the perspective of the future, a balance that draws on the theology of the 20th century, the first section of the article brings an overview of the four theological currents of the 20th century. The other three sections centre on the theological prospects of the 21st century: the prospects of the theology of correlation, the prospects of theology in the era of globalisation, and the prospects of the theology of ecumenism and interreligious dialogue. The book was contributed to by internationally renowned theologians. Their reflections follow the significant lines of thought that emerged during the 20th century in general and its last decades in particular, and that are open to further development at the beginning of the 21st century.

  • Issue Year: 26/2006
  • Issue No: 04/104
  • Page Range: 985-996
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Croatian