Comments on: The Legacy of Cardinal Dulles

By: SATURDAY EDITION | ThePulp.it

SATURDAY EDITION | ThePulp.it — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 05:02:40 +0000

[...] The Legacy of Cardinal Dulles – Matthew Cantirino, First Things/First Thoughts [...]

By: The Legacy of Cardinal Dulles

The Legacy of Cardinal Dulles — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:11:24 +0000

[...] The volume itself will doubtlessly prove extraordinarily useful to future researchers, whether they are undergraduates finishing term papers or professional biographers conducting a major survey of the man’s life, as it will save countless hours that might be spent compiling obscure reference information and parsing through old newspapers, magazines, and publishing catalogues. [more] [...]

By: Lucy Tucker

Lucy Tucker — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:13:05 +0000

Will someone explain to me why it is that no one ever mentions Fr. Donald Keefe, S.J. as a major 20th century Catholic Theologian? Does the magisterial and excellent two volume Covenantal Theology not qualify? There are those of us who hope that someday he will be named Doctor of the Eucharist.

By: Matthew Cantirino

Matthew Cantirino — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:21:12 +0000

@Nicholas – thanks for the update. There’s conflicting information about the book on the Web, but according to Fordham it *has* been released. The post has been amended to reflect this.

By: Nicholas Frankovich

Nicholas Frankovich — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:12:05 +0000

I think the book is already available. At the Fordham University Press website, the publication date is listed as September 1, 2011. Is that “2012″ on the Amazon page a typographical error?

The Legacy and its companion volume, Church and Society, are indispensable to anyone interested in Cardinal Dulles’s work. He was remarkable for his range and his lucidity. If you want a better understanding of the Church, of what it thinks and of how it thinks, read Dulles.

By: Gail F

Gail F — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:41:10 +0000

I really enjoyed his short autobiography/conversion story. It is unlike many of the conventional stories that are big on emotion or Biblical proofs. He was a different sort of person, and so his conversion (no less profound) was of a different sort. Readers of a certain bent may find that a good introduction to his work, because they will be able to ground it in an understanding of the man, his character, and his mind.