Today has been an exciting day.
The International Theological Commission has a new document out, Theology Today: Perspectives, Principles and Criteria, which contains a number of key ideas.
To be sure, this is not a magisterial document--it is not an official document from the Church's teaching office. Nonetheless, this is important reading for Catholics interested in theology. I think even non-Catholics will find it illuminating.
It contains some rather strong--even surprising--statements. Something that will surely surprise non-Catholics (and even Catholics!) is the stress put on the centrality of Scripture in theology. Indeed, as I'll explain, some of the statements are downright shocking. But more on that in a minute.
Here I offer a basic introduction to the document and then some words on the stress it puts on Scripture. I'll close here with a shameless plug for the school I teach at, JP Catholic, which offers a graduate program in Biblical Theology.
I have cited certain sections and put certain passages in italics to highlight key ideas.
