Parousial implications of beatitude : a study of the tension between interim and final beatitude
Peter Bartholomew Carey (Author)
"The re-awakened interest in the tension between individual and general eschatology has resulted, over the past few years, in one of the most lively discussions in the theological arena. The problem which will be addressed in this thesis falls within the limits of this general tension. We believe that the problematic to be raised is urgent. Urgent, because at first sight it seems to involve a certain abrasiveness on the level of emphasis between the solemn magisterium of the Church on the one hand, and the clear teaching of the New Testament and of the early Fathers on the other. Furthermore, the ecumenical implications of the question add to its inherent interest an additional importance. Theologians in the Catholic Church are beginning to see more vividly that the dogmatic and moral formulations of their own tradition can sometimes be profoundly enriched by a study of the Reformed traditions. We shall try in this study to deepen our understanding of the Church's teaching with some help from the Protestant side."-- From the introduction (page 1)
Thesis, Dissertation, English, 1967
Dominican House of Studies, Washington, D.C., 1967