Australian eJournal of Theology

From the Editor

2013 has been a momentous year for the Church with the resignation of one pope, the first in centuries, and the election of Pope Francis, who has set us on a path of renewal, by going out to the margins. A number of papers in the present issue explore the margins: with the secular world and the new evangelisation; in theology with new cultural voices to be heard; with those suffering from disabilities; and with the religious other in Catholic-Moslem dialogue. Finally a paper on the work of Hans Urs von Balthasar and the controversy his work has generated. I hope you enjoy the journey.

Articles

• Shifting Paradigms: The Synod of 2012

  Jan Snijders, S.M

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• Grapes, Olives and Yams: towards a theology of the garden in Oceania

  Glenn Morrison

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• The Foot-Washing in John 13:1-20, in the context of L'Arche

  Catherine Anderson and Sandra Carroll

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• Muslim-Christian Dialogue: Nostra Aetate and Fethullah Gülen’s Philosophy of Dialogue

  Salih Yucel

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• The Debate Over Light in Darkness and the Catholicity of Hans Urs von Balthasar

  Neil Ormerod

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Book Reviews

• Openings to Renewal

  Peter J Cullinane

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  Reviewed by John Francis Collins

• Sydney Anglicanism: An Apology

  Michael P Jensen

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  Reviewed by Kevin Giles

• Medieval Trinitarian Thought from Aquinas to Ockham

  Russell L. Friedman

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  Reviewed by James Moulder

• Joseph Ratzinger's Theological Retractations

  Cong Quy Joseph Lam

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  Reviewed by Dr Margaret Ghosn