The essays in this volume, dedicated as a Festschrift to Prof. Dr.
Mathijs Lamberigts (KU Leuven), are scholarly reflections on the ongoing
renewal in the Church, as articulated mainly against the background of
research on Augustine and Vatican II studies. The volume discusses the
views of Augustine on grace and free will, deification, and the theology
of marriage. With regard to Vatican II, this book offers lasting
contributions in the area of liturgy, interreligious dialogue, Catholic
social teaching on the family and human ecology, and the role of women.
In some essays systematic theology and pastoral practice are placed in
mutual critical tension, so that both become more creative and mutually
enriching. This tension is studied in relation to Scripture, the Church
fathers, liturgy and particular issues such as eco-theology, methods of
participatory pastoral leadership, and the common good.
