Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introducing Edward Schillebeeckx : a theologian for our time / Stephan van Erp and Daniel Minch - The Thomistic roots of Schillebeeckx's theology / Pim Valkenberg -- Schillebeeckx's metaphysics and epistemology : the influence of Dominicus de Petter / Dries Bosschaert and Stephan van Erp - Schillebeeckx and theological ressourcement : historical notes on Schillebeeckx's reception of Nouvelle Theologie / Karim Schelkens and Jurgen Mettepenningen - Schillebeeckx on Dominican Spirituality / Erik Borgman and Anton Milh - Schillebeeckx's phenomenology of experience and Resurrection faith / Anthony J. Godzieba - The World and history as sacrament : Schillebeeckx on the eve of the Second Vatican Council / Joris Geldhof and Leo Kenis - "Sign and precursor of God's grace for all" : Schillebeeckx's ecclesiology during the Second Vatican Council / Stephan van Erp - In search of a Catholic use of hermeneutics : Schillebeeckx's turn to experience / Daniel Minch - Interpretation and interrelation of tradition and situation : Schillebeeckx's later theological hermeneutics / Daniel Minch - At the service of faith as a quest : Schillebeeckx during the post-conciliar years / Erik Borgman and Thijs Caspers - "A conductor who is playing the violin part" : Schillebeeckx and historical-critical exegesis / Laura Tack -- The Schillebeeckx case : three acts and an open ending / Leo Kenis and Lieven Boeve - Schillebeeckx on God / Philip Kennedy -- Schillebeeckx's praxis of creation / Martin G. Poulsom -- Schillebeeckx's sacramental theology of the sacraments / Joris Geldhof - Openness for God : Schillebeeckx's early theological anthropology / Mary Catherine Hilkert - The story of Jesus and human flourishing : Schillebeeckx's later soteriological anthropology / Mary Catherine Hilkert - Christ and grace / Christiane Alpers -- Resurrection and the person / Bernard P. Prusak - Mary, model of eschatological faith / Julia Feder - Encounters on the periphery : revealing the reign of God / Kathleen McManus - Magisterium and authority / Daniel Speed Thompson - Mutual responsibility for the Gospel : Schillebeeckx's later theology of ministry and its implication for today / Mary Ann Hinsdale -- Christ and Culture / Roger Haight - Schillebeeckx and the path to liberation theology / Michael E. Lee -- Religious Pluralism / Edmund Kee-Fook Chia -- Creation faith and the politics of nature : reading Schillebeeckx in an ecological age / Elizabeth M. Pyne.

Written by leading experts on both the thought of Edward Schillebeeckx and modern theology, this handbook offers the first comprehensive study of the historical, philosophical, political and theological aspects of Schillebeeckx's work. As one of the most influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century, he played a key role in the preparations for the theological revolution of the Second Vatican Council and the debates of the post-conciliar era. His engagement with critical theory, hermeneutics, and biblical scholarship culminated in his groundbreaking Christological trilogy, which marked Schillebeeckx as one of the most significant and innovative thinkers of his time. By building an overview of recent research into Schillebeeckx's writing, the contributors shed new light on his influence and ongoing relevance in contemporary theology. Beginning with the roots of Schillebeeckx's views on metaphysics, spirituality and faith, the essays then move to his work during and after the Second Vatican Council, and then to his engagement with new directions in philosophy and his renewal of classical topics such as creation, theological and soteriological anthropology, and eschatology. Culminating with an analysis of theology and culture, this handbook thoroughly explores the implications of Schillebeeckx's theology for a contemporary readership. --