Table of Contents

Contents

Foreword by Francis Cardinal George, OMI
Introduction: The Grandmother, the Misfit, and the One Who Throws Everything Off
Part I: Iconic Christology
1. Jesus as Symbol
2. The Jesus of History
3. Doctrine and Narrativity
Part II: The Narratives
4. The Gatherer
5. The Warrior
6. King
Part III: The Epistemic Priority of Jesus Christ
7. The Scriptural Warrant
8. Modern Foundationalism
9. Natural Theology
10. The Nature of the Christ-Mind
Part IV: The Noncompetitively Transcendent and Coinherent God
11. Thomas and James
12. The Distinction
13. God as Giver and Lover
14. Augustine, Aquinas, and the Trinity
Part V: The Display of the Christian Form: Ethics by Means of the Saints
15. Deontologism and Proportionalism
16. The Breakthrough
17. Edith Stein: Elevated Courage
18. Thérèse of Lisieux: Elevated Prudence
19. Katharine Drexel: Elevated Justice
20. Mother Teresa of Calcutta: Elevated Temperance
Conclusion: The Moment That Gives the Meaning
Index

About the Author

Robert Barron (STD, Institut Catholique de Paris) is auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. He founded Word on Fire, a Catholic ministry of evangelism, and has written numerous books, including Catholicism (over 100,000 copies sold), Exploring Catholic Theology, 2 Samuel in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible, and The Strangest Way: Walking the Christian Path.