Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: conan@sizzlean.berkeley.edu (David Cruz-Uribe) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Submission for soc-religion-christian Message-ID: Date: 25 Oct 89 08:56:33 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Math Dept., UC Berkeley Lines: 28 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu [In article jhpb@lancia.att.com recommended two reference books for official Catholic statements: Henry Denzinger's Enchiridion Symbolorum, AKA The Sources of Catholic Doctrine, and the Summa. --clh] Both of these references are very good, but I don't think they go quite far enough. In particular, I would recommend the principle documents of the Second Vactican Council. While this Council was primarily pastoral (as opposed to doctrinal in its focus), it did change the focus slightly on some Catholic thought. Also, the work of Karl Rahner, SJ, is quite repre- sentative of modern Catholic theology. (Also, let me put in a plug for the works of St. Augustine. His work, I believe, had a major impact on all branches of Western Christianity, and not just Roman Catholicism.) >[I hope David Cruz-Uribe won't object to my repeating here a >portion of his posting from talk.religion.misc. I believe it clarifies some >of the differences in terminology that may otherwise obscure for Protestants >what is being said by Catholics. (David is a Franciscan. The Rule he >mentions is the rule of his order.)... -clh] My pleasure...I'm actually pleased that you find my ramblings so cogent. If anyone has questions or thinks I messed up, please let me know. Yours in Christ, David Cruz-Uribe, SFO