This considered work of fundamental Catholic theology answers major questions on the concept of Christian credibility.
Through a methodical and incisive exploration, Woimbée takes you through credibility’s constituent elements, its roots in the Bible and in the intellectual tradition of the Church.
In doing so, this work reveals key elements of credibility by forensically examining the historicity of Christ, the meaning of miracles and the significance of prophecies. Woimbée also tackles credibility from Ecclesiastical perspective, by expanding on the relation between Church and the Christ, Holiness and the responsibilities of the Christian people. This is an important work for those interested in church life, mission and evangelisation.
Prologue Part One: General approach - Figures of credibility Being and becoming of divine truth 1. The event of divine truth 2. The situation and future of the Christian faith in an unchristian world Towards a definition of credibility 3. Scriptural foundations 4. Defending the faith 5. The decisive contribution of the encyclical Fides et ratio Reasons to believe and conflicts of interpretation 6. Rationalism between modernity and postmodernity 7. Paths taken by Catholic apologetics 8. The Church's teaching on signs of credibility 9. Jesus of Nazareth, between myth and reality Part Two: Special approach - Signs of credibility Jesus in the economy of Old Testament signs: The man who came from God 10. Jesus in the thaumaturgical economy 11. Jesus in the prophetic economy Death and resurrection of Christ: The man who was God 12. Christ's death: the Son's witness to the divine condition 13. Christ's resurrection: the Father's witness to the human condition Credibility based on ecclesial testimony 14. The Church, creatura Verbi 15. The Church, Signum Christi super faciem Ecclesiae Ecclesial witness brought to life by believers 16. The Christian, sign of a life transformed by truth 17. Identifying with the saints in today's world Epilogue Index
Gregory Woimbée is Rector of Lyon Catholic University, France.
