TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.. .. .. .. .. .. ix
CHAPTER ONE: ALPHA AND OMEGA.. .. .. 1
CHAPTER TWO: THE MYSTERY OF GOD
AND GODLINESS.. .. .. .. .. .. 5
CHAPTER THREE: WHAT GOD
AND GODLINESS ARE NOT.. .. .. .. 11
- General Statement of Traditional Doctrine
- Negative Definition of God and Godliness
- Man’s Movement Toward God and Godliness
- Application to Ecumenism .
CHAPTER FOUR: WHAT GOD
AND GODLINESS ARE.. .. .. .. .. 53
- Catholic Doctrine on Positive Concepts of God
- Positive Definition of Godliness
- Man’s Positive Movement Toward God and Godliness
- Positive Godliness and Ecumenism
CHAPTER FIVE: FUNDAMENTAL GOD
AND RADICAL GODLINESS.. .. .. .. 95
- Fundamental God
- Radical Godliness in Created Being
- Radical Godliness in the Doctrine of Aquinas
- Radical Godliness and Natural Man
- Radical Godliness and the Order of Grace
- Radical Godliness and Theories of Human Perfectibility
- Radical Godliness and Ecumenism
CHAPTER SIX: IMAGE OF GOD BY NATURE.. .. 155
- Image and Likeness
- The Evolution of Man as Image of God
- The Universe as the Womb of God
- Freedom as Midwife
- Image in Community
- Flawed Image
CHAPTER SEVEN: IMAGE OF GOD BY GRACE.. .. 209
- The Message of Christ
- The Life of Grace
- Evolution in the Life of Grace
- Grace and Nature, the New Life and the Old
- Image by Grace and Ecumenism
- Image by Grace in Community
- Image in a Community of Faith
- Image in a Community of Hope
- Image in a Community or Charity
- Summary
CHAPTER EIGHT: CHRIST AND HUMANITY.. .. 253
- The Incarnation
- Mission of Christ
- The Encounter with God Through the Humanity of Christ
- The Special Work of Christ
- Christ and the Church
- Christ and the Sacraments
- Christ and Humanity—Conclusion
BIBLIOGRAPHY.. .. .. .. .. .. 311