Theological Studies articles

Recent articles from Theological Studies

Guest editorial/introduction.(Editorial)
June 1, 2009... Pope Benedict XVI recently invited Christian believers and theologians to interrogate research on the historical Jesus with the question, "What has Jesus really brought... if he has not brought world peace, universal prosperity, and a better world?" (1) The "great question" driving...

Jesus the Galilean Jew in Mestizo theology.(Essay)
June 1, 2009... AT SOME POINT in my life, Galilee and the Jewish Galilean identity of Jesus came to be fundamental reference points for my theological and pastoral endeavors. To understand the Galilean insight at the core of my work, it must be linked to my journey as a Mexican American priest seeking to...

Jesus of Galilee and the crucified people: the contextual Christology of Jon Sobrino and Ignacio Ellacuria.(Critical essay)
June 1, 2009... THE FUNDAMENTAL THEOLOGY of Ignacio Ellacuria and the allied Christology of Jon Sobrino form what I believe may be the most fully developed contextual theology written since Vatican II. (1) This remarkable collaboration reflects epoch-shaping events in Latin America and the Catholic Church in...

Jesus and the Samaritan Woman (Jn 4:1-42) in Africa.(Critical essay)
June 1, 2009... A STUDY IN AFRICA of the Johannine Jesus and the Samaritan woman could take a number of directions. A reader response approach could match different aspects of the story with situations of marginalization and exploitation on the Continent. (1) Another approach could explore the specifically...

The Galilean Jesus: creating a borderland at the foot of the cross (Jn 19:23-30).(Critical essay)
June 1, 2009... ONE DAY I WENT WITH A FRIEND to the cemetery where her mother is buried. She told me that the name inscribed on the epitaph--Grace Maria Park--was unfamiliar, even to her mother. Grace was the American name given her mother when she immigrated to the United States; Maria was the Christian...