With the Silent Glimmer of God's Spirit: A Postmodern Look at the Sacraments

by Lambert J. Leijssen

Distinguished professor and theologian Lambert J. Leijssen's book gives a comprehensive yet concise account of recent (post-Schillebeeckx and Rahner) developments in sacramental theology, in the context of postmodern thinking. In our postmodern world, with its suspicion of static and rigid categories, how can we think and speak about the sacraments? The author resolves this by using the concepts of "gift" and "icon," both of which imply interaction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809144379
• ISBN13: 9780809144372
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"