Culture and the Thomist Tradition

After Vatican II

Tracey Rowland, Aidan Nichols OP

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English

Routledge
20 February 2003

Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Christian theology; Christian leaders & leadership

Series: Routledge Radical Orthodoxy

Thomism's influence upon the development of Catholicism is difficult to overestimate A Thomism that fails to specify the precise role of culture in moral formation is inadequate in a multicultural age, where Christians are exposed to a complex matrix of institutions and traditions both theistic and secular. The ambivalence of the Thomist tradition to modernity, and modern conceptions of rationality, also

impedes its ability to successfully engage with the arguments of rival traditions. Must a genuinely progressive Thomism

learn to accommodate modernity? In opposition to such a stance, and in support of those who have resisted the trend in post-Conciliar liturgy to mimic the modernistic forms of mass culture, Culture and the Thomist Tradition musters a synthesis of the theological critiques of modernity to be found in the works of Alasdair MacIntyre, scholars of the international 'Communio' project and the Radical Orthodoxy circle. This synthesis, intended as a postmodern Augustinian Thomism, provides an account of the role of culture, memory and narrative tradition in the formation of intellectual and moral character. Re-evaluating the outcome of Vatican II, and forming the basis of a much-needed Thomist theology of culture, the book argues that the anti-beauty orientation of mass culture acts as a barrier to the theological virtue of hope, and ultimately fosters despair and atheism.

By: Tracey Rowland
Foreword by: Aidan Nichols OP
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 450g
ISBN: 9780415305273
ISBN 10: 0415305276
Series: Routledge Radical Orthodoxy
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 20 February 2003
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Part I: Culture as a theological problem 1. The treatment of culture in Gaudium et spes 2. 'Culture' within post-Conciliar magisterial thought Part II: Modernity and the Thmosit tradition 3. The epistemic authority of 'experts' and the ethos of modern institutions 4. 'Mass culture' and the 'right to culture' 5. The logos of the Kultur of modernity Part III: A postmodern development of the tradition 6. Culture and the rationality of the tradition 7. Natural law and the culture of the tradition 8. Conclusion Notes Abbreviations Bibliography Index

Rowland, Tracey

Reviews for Culture and the Thomist Tradition: After Vatican II

'This ... is an extremely important book, and no serious student of theology or pastor of souls can afford to ignore it.' - Laudetur 'This study...deserves a wide readership...[Rowland's] powers of elucidation and clarification of tangled issues are in full stride in this sustained and persuasive argument.' - David Forest, Nova et Vetera 'For anyone interested in contemporary Thomism or the future of Vatican II's theology, there is much of interest here. ... There is no doubt that anyone interested in current thinking on Vatican II would gain from reading this book. The argument is impressive, challenging, and expressed with clarity and force.' - Theology 'Tracey Rowland's compelling new book ... [is] impressive in many respects.' - FCS Quarterly