CONTENTS
Foreword
I The Bavarian background
II Augustine and the Church
III Bonaventure and saving history
IV Christian brotherhood
V The event of the Council
VI Reflections on the Creed
VII More ecclesiological essays
VIII The eschatology theme
IX The preacher
X The liturgist
XI Back to foundations
XII The prefect
XIII The Candidate
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Aidan Nichols entered the Dominican Order in 1970, and has since worked in Edinburgh, Oslo, Rome and Cambridge, where he now lives. His other publications include The Art of God Incarnate and The Shape of Catholic Theology, among others.
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