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The Holy Spirit, the church, and pneumatological renewal

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While belief in God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit is at the very core of the Christian faith, the significance of the Spirit in particular is sometimes overlooked in faith practice and theological reflection, resulting in what theologians call Geistvergessenheit. In this context, Lumen Gentium , one of the most important documents of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), is usually praised for its pneumatological renewal. The current volume, however, argues that this renewal is no more than modest. The Holy Spirit is still conceived of predominantly as an adjunct to Christ. To substantiate that claim, Jos Moons has developed a novel method of close reading on the basis of which he compares Lumen gentium 's conception of the Spirit to that of Mystici corporis (1943). He also analyses the redaction-historical development of the former and concludes with a plea to envisage the Spirit more boldly: as actively guiding the church, especially by means of the sensus fidelium , its charisms and the discernment of spirits.

Title The Holy Spirit, the church, and pneumatological renewal : Mystici corporis, Lumen gentium and beyond / Jos Moons.
Publisher Leiden, The Netherlands
Boston : Brill
Creation Date [2022]
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index.
Content Abbreviations -- General Introduction -- 1 Geistvergessenheit -- 2 Renewal: A Contentious Issue -- 3 Renewal: Further Clarifications -- 4 Close Reading: A Method -- 5 Structure -- part 1: The Holy Spirit according to Mystici Corporis -- 1 The Ecclesiological and Pneumatological Context of Mystici Corporis -- 1.1 Ecclesiological Context -- 1.2 Structure and Ecclesiology -- 1.3 Pneumatological Context: Michael Schmaus, Sebastiaan Tromp, Émile Mersch -- 2 The Pneumatology of Mystici Corporis -- A Close Reading -- 2.1 Structure of the Text -- 2.2 Theological Content -- 2.3 Argumentative Function -- 2.4 Conclusion -- part 2: The Holy Spirit according to Lumen Gentium -- 3 The Redaction History and Ecclesiology of Lumen Gentium -- 3.1 Redaction History: A Play in Six Acts -- 3.2 Ecclesiology: The Church in Eight Parts -- 3.3 Conclusion -- 4 The Pneumatology of Lumen Gentium -- A Close Reading -- 4.1 Structure of the Text -- 4.2 Theological Content -- 4.3 Argumentative Function -- 4.4 Conclusion -- part 3: The Pneumatological Renewal of  Lumen Gentium -- 5 From Mystici Corporis to Lumen Gentium -- 5.1 Similarities between Mystici Corporis and Lumen Gentium -- 5.2 Pneumatological Renewal -- 5.3 'Deliberate Pneumatological Change for the Better'? -- 6 The Redaction History of Lumen Gentium 4 -- 6.1 Three Motives for Pneumatological Renewal -- 6.2 The Holy Spirit according to Lumen Gentium 4 -- 6.3 The Introduction of Lumen Gentium 4 -- 6.4 Lumen Gentium 4 as a Whole -- 6.5 Lumen Gentium 4 per Sentence -- 6.6 General Conclusion -- 7 The Redaction History of Lumen Gentium 48 -- 7.1 The Holy Spirit according to Lumen Gentium 48 -- 7.2 The Development of Chapter Seven -- 7.3 The Pneumatological Development of Lumen Gentium 48 -- 7.4 General Conclusion -- 8 The Pneumatological Renewal of Lumen Gentium -- 9 General Conclusion: Beyond the Council -- Three Requirements for Further Pneumatological Renewal -- 9.1 A Renewed Pneumatology -- 9.2 A 'Receptive' Church -- 9.3 Advancing Pneumatological Topics: Charisms, Sensus Fidelium and Discernment of Spirits -- 9.4 Conclusion -- Summary -- Bibliography -- Index of Persons -- Index of (Selected) Subjects.
Series Brill's studies in Catholic theology
Volume 10
Extent 1 online resource (374 pages)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2022
National Library system number 997012635291505171
MARC RECORDS
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