Theology at the Crossroads of University, Church and Society

Lieven Boeve is Professor of Fundamental Theology at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium. As of August 1, 2014, he has been appointed the Director-General of the general office of Catholic Education in Flanders (Katholiek Onderwijs Vlaanderen). His research concerns theological epistemology, philosophical theology, truth in faith and theology, tradition development and hermeneutics. From 2005 till 2009 he served as president of the European Society for Catholic Theology. He is the author of Interrupting Tradition. An Essay on Christian Faith in a Postmodern Context (2003), God Interrupts History. Theology in a Time of Upheaval (2007), Lyotard and Theology (2014) and Theology at the Crossroads of University, Church and Society (2016). He has co-edited various volumes, of which the most recent are: Questioning the Human: Toward a Theological Anthropology for the Twenty-First Century (2014) and The Normativity of History. Theological Truth and Tradition in the Tension between Church History and Systematic Theology (2016). On September 17, 2015, the European Society for Catholic Theology awarded him the biennial prize for the best theological book of the past two years, for his monograph Lyotard and Theology.

Lieven Boeve has provided a comprehensive grasp of the situation of Christian theology in the world today … offer[s] an insightful look into the life of the Church at the margins.

• IntroductionIn the Margin and at the CrossroadsPart 1. Foundation, Horizon and OrientationI. Foundation: Revelation as God's Dialogue with Humanity and HistoryII. Horizon: The Challenge of Plurality and DifferenceIII. Orientation from the Margin and at the Crossroads of University, Church and SocietyPart 2. At the Crossroads of University and ChurchIV. More Room for Theology in the Church? A Critical-Empathetic Reading of Theology TodayV. The Swan or the Dove? Concerning the Difficult Relation Between Theology and PhilosophyVI. Mutual Interruption: Towards a Productive Tension Between Theology and Religious SciencePart 3. Theology and Society: The C of CatholicVII. Catholic Identity in a Post-Christian and Post-Secular Society: Four Avenues and a Step-by-Step PlanVIII. Qualitative Pluralism as Hallmark of Catholic EducationIX. Religious Education TodayConclusionX. Why Benedict XVI Resigned: Cognitive DissonanceBibliographyIndex