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In the first game of today, two of Rome's worst headaches meet face to face!
For the second game we have the two contestants with the names that would give the most points in Scrabble:
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2 weeks ago
6 comments:
Could you put a "None of the above" option? I don't think that Zizoulas or Schileebeckx are that important...
The father of liberation theology is a must, despite Küng's huge readership.
And since I skipped over Llosky above, Zizoulas has to get a look in here.
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Schilebeeckx is an immensely important force in Catholic theology, parcticularly due to his trilogy on Jesus and the Church and his emphasis on praxis.
While I appreciate the work of Zizioulas, he just simply has not had the same kind of impact on Orthodoxy as Schillebeeckx has had on Catholicism. What's more, for nearly 20 years, Schillebeeckx has virtually synonomous with Dutch Catholicism! It's a true shame if Schillebeeckx exits the competition here.
Still Schillebeecks should beat Zizioulas. He is the better theologian of the two, and that is what shpuld be decisive: His works on the sacraments (his doctoral dissertation!) and on the church are among the best written on these subjects, and his books on Jesus are still so important when it comes to biblical, theological hermeneutics.
I'll add my voice to the chorus too: Schillebeeckx was one of the century's truly brilliant theologians -- his massive labours in christology are almost unequalled. But presumably Zizioulas will win simply because his books are more recent....
The tyranny of the present. I'm a victim...
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