- Priests & People

December 2003

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Christ the Lord

The Editor

Christ in the Gospels

Ian Boxall

Should we ask of the birth stories about Jesus: Did it happen like this? Ian Boxall, who teaches New Testament in the University of Oxford, shows how the more important questions the evangelists were posing are: Who is this Jesus of Nazareth? Where has he come from? And, perhaps most significantly, Where is he going?

Christology: some contemporary issues

Thomas Weinandy OFM Cap

How did the theologians of the early centuries understand Christ? Thomas Weinandy, the warden of Greyfriars in Oxford, who teaches theology in the university, describes three principles worked out by the early Church and applies them to some contemporary questions.

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The world is not condemned

Anne Inman

How do modern theologians help us to draw out the meaning of Christmas, so that we can use it in our teaching and parish preaching? Anne Inman, who teaches theology at Birkbeck College, London, shows how Karl Rahner and Jon Sobrino help us to appreciate three Christmas themes: the need to communicate the true meaning of the feast, the need to feed the hungry, and the need to experience the joy of Christmas.

Celebrating the liturgy of Christmastide

Stephen Dean

How does the liturgy deepen our understanding of the Incarnation? Stephen Dean, who is music adviser for the Diocese of East Anglia, explains the reasons for the origins of the Christmas liturgical cycle and shows how the history of the liturgy reflects that of the gospel.

Understanding the Incarnation

Robert Esdaile

Robert Esdaile, a priest of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton and Roman Catholic Chaplain to the University of Sussex, reflects on how to make sense of the Incarnation in contemporary culture. The Incarnation has not attained its purpose until we have embraced it.

Preaching and teaching the Word

Kevin McKevitt

Kevin McKevitt, formerly Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Newbury College, is married with two children and is a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Portsmouth. Here he offers some reflections on the lectionary readings for the Sundays of January 2004 and the Epiphany.

Viewpoint: A future for faith schools?

Jerome Hanratty

Viewpoint: Clerical retirement

Canon Dermod Fogarty

Pastoralia - Samaritans always there for you

Postscript: The reserved sacrament

Bruce Harbert

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Marian Apparitions, the Bible, and the Modern World
Donal Anthony Foley
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Growing together: working for unity locally
Flora Winfield
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Images of Jesus
Anselm Gruen
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December 2003


CONTENTS December 2003 Click here to buy this Issue Christ the Lord The Editor Christ in the Gospels Ian Boxall Should we ask of the birth stories about Jesus: Did it happen like this? Ian Boxall, who teaches New Testament in the University of Oxford, shows how the more important questions the evangelists were posing are: Who is this Jesus of Nazareth? Where has he come from? And, perhaps most significantly, Where is he going? Christology: some contemporary issues Thomas Weinandy OFM Cap How did the theologians of the early centuries understand Christ? Thomas Weinandy, the warden of Greyfriars in Oxford, who teaches theology in the university, describes three principles worked out by the early Church and applies them to some contemporary questions. Click here to read this article The world is not condemned Anne Inman How do modern theologians help us to draw out the meaning of Christmas, so that we can use it in our teaching and parish preaching? Anne Inman, who teaches theology at Birkbeck College, London, shows how Karl Rahner and Jon Sobrino help us to appreciate three Christmas themes: the need to communicate the true meaning of the feast, the need to feed the hungry, and the need to experience the joy of Christmas. Celebrating the liturgy of Christmastide Stephen Dean How does the liturgy deepen our understanding of the Incarnation? Stephen Dean, who is music adviser for the Diocese of East Anglia, explains the reasons for the origins of the Christmas liturgical cycle and shows how the history of the liturgy reflects that of the gospel. Understanding the Incarnation Robert Esdaile Robert Esdaile, a priest of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton and Roman Catholic Chaplain to the University of Sussex, reflects on how to make sense of the Incarnation in contemporary culture. The Incarnation has not attained its purpose until we have embraced it. Preaching and teaching the Word Kevin McKevitt Kevin McKevitt, formerly Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Newbury College, is married with two children and is a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Portsmouth. Here he offers some reflections on the lectionary readings for the Sundays of January 2004 and the Epiphany. Viewpoint: A future for faith schools? Jerome Hanratty Viewpoint: Clerical retirement Canon Dermod Fogarty Pastoralia - Samaritans always there for you Postscript: The reserved sacrament Bruce Harbert Books REVIEWED BY CHRIS MAUNDER Marian Apparitions, the Bible, and the Modern World Donal Anthony Foley Gracewing, £20 Tablet Bookshop Price: £ Tel: 01420 592 974 REVIEWED BY DOMINIC WHITE OP Growing together: working for unity locally Flora Winfield SPCK, £12.99 Tablet Bookshop Price: £ Tel: 01420 592 974 REVIEWED BY SEAN CONNOLLY Images of Jesus Anselm Gruen Continuum, £9.99 Tablet Bookshop Price: £ Tel: 01420 592 974

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December 2003

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