As valuable as it is stimulating, this series offers an introduction to a disciplinethat has rarely been the subject of a comprehensive historical presentation. Themultiple volumes that encompass this study bring theology out of its small circle ofexperts, and show it for what it is to all: a cultural expression of faith that is sensitiveto the needs of the day and developed in close dialogue with other forms of theculture.

The history of theology presented here is meant to be a history of thewhole of Catholic Christian theology, from which the Second Vatican Council hasserved as both a point of arrival and a point of departure. The authors provide ahistory of theology that covers the twenty centuries of theological thought beginningwith biblical revelation. They focus on the word "theology" and its accepted meaningand offer a careful history that shows what "theology" meant in successiveperiods periods that must be seen for what they are in light of the faith journeysand cultural itineraries they represent and for their influence on our lives today.

History of Theology will be published in multiple volumes. Volumes coverthe entire age of patristic theology from the first to the seventh centuries, medievaland renaissance theology from the late eighth to the fourteenth centuries, and theperiod from the Council of Trent to the twentieth century. Translated from Italian,this scholarly work is carefully organized and annotated. Text and chronologicaltables are included along with a list of abbreviations and a topical index.

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