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The paper analyzes the recent and extensive study, the result of doctoral research carried out under the direction of Ch. Théobald, in which L. Castiglioni tries to articulate the equality between men and women, rooted in baptism, and sexual difference, dialoguing with feminist culture and theology, in light of the current historical-ecclesiastical and cultural context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Space is not a simple frame within which individuals move. It is a component of reality, it acts on mutual relationships and conditions the perception of oneself and others. This paper questions the relationship between the Jewish world and its waters. The water basins of the region tell us the Jews and allow us to understand essential aspects of their identity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper reflects about the possibilities of implementation of the diacons' service in order to satisfy the concept of social justice in practical terms. Tin which manner is the ministry of diacons able to interconnect with the service of social justice in the ecclesial environment within the frame of implementation of social justice in a society that is more and more characterised as non-religious? The article pays attention to history of diaconate in the 20th century, in particular to the developments of diaconate in the context of search of social justice. It describes the paradigms within which the diaconate is comprehended and - in its final part - it outlines a perspective for practical implementation. From a thematic standpoint, it belongs to the field of the theology of services, but it also concerns practical theology and ecclesiology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper aims to show how, beyond appearances, attention to creation and more generally to the sphere of ecology are not at all absent from Jesus’ teaching. A quick survey of some pericopes will show how the Gospels, in narrating the creation, suggests and inspires a relationship between man and nature of perfect communion and mutual integration. A renewed focus on the Jesus-creation relationship not only fills an investigative gap, but also provides some essential keys to correctly understanding the entire biblical treatment of creation, helping to reinvigorate awareness and moral responsibility about it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper wishes to offer a look at the theme of synodality, starting from the urgent apocalyptic invitation: «He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the Churches». A vision of the post-paschal Church in her fight against evil, the red dragon and two beasts – a demonic triad –, envious of the Woman and Christ the Lamb, the Arníon. The synodality of the Church introduces us to the synodal life of the Trinity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The current health crisis, like any kind of crisis, questions our human and Christian identity and its perception. Therefore, the crisis stimulates a theological reflection: how does the human identity emerging from the current health crisis challenge practical theology to rethink itself? Reacting to this question, this paper aims to highlight three approaches to the human identity and shows how an accurate analysis of social phenomena contributes to a better understanding of the dynamic nature of faith, enriching and stimulating a transdisciplinary theological reflection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper starts from the relevance of the nuptial category to express the relationship between man and God in the Scripture, as well as from the imposing itself by the notion of person in the Tradition to express the same relationship even if not in a nuptial way. Then the paper suggests that the notion of nuptial person could be, in the present post-modern context, a point of higher synthesis, rich of anthropological implications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In his latest book, the exegete Romano Penna highlights how the new community reality, that arose around Jesus Christ, is not built as a synthesis between the Jewish and the pagan component. It includes, without distinction, the ecclesial ministers, never called priests, and all the other members, never identified as lay people. Early Christianity seems to be in discontinuity with the ideas of sacredness, rituality, sacrifice and priesthood proper to the Greeks and Israelites. The body of the paper offers some food for thought raised by the author's intuitions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents the research of A. De Libera on the Archéologie du sujet. The project aims to identify the subject’s entry into Western philosophy by rediscovering its theological and Trinitarian origin in s. Augustine. It also involves a critique of the statement of Heidegger who identified in Descartes the birth of modern subjectivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper the author presents a summary of the XXXI refresher course of the Italian Theological Association entitled Dialogue between believers: prophecy of peace (Rome, December 27-29, 2021). After the introductory works, the days were organized according to: thematic focuses, dialogue workshops taking place in the context of the Mediterranean, a round table on the horizons that theological reflection inaugurates with Islam and other religions in Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper offers some theological considerations in view of a discernment about marriage. It does that by asserting the primacy of the evangelical kerygma, which is received by husband and wife in the faith, within a fruitful tension, also eschatological tension, between conjugal and nuptial aspects. Such tension refers to the conjugal relationship that binds Mary and Joseph for ever within the Church, which is the bride of the Son. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper sketches some critical insights on the situation of the regional Catholic Theological Faculties existing in Italy and on the other schools related to them. The suggested claim is that these institutions do not fully comply with the academic profile, and that their reform is desirable both to meet today's educational needs, and to support a dialogue with the Italian realm of culture, which is an integral part of the Church's mission in our country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper suggests some provocative, highly euristic theological considerations on a few aspects of the so called "world new order" that animate the public debate. They are based in the complex relationships that in the Scripture link the nations and their gods to the God of Israel and are carried out by Christ, the King of the earth's kings, the immolated Lamb seated on the throne. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In which sense we say that Jesus is the incarnate Word, that the Eucharist is the Lord's body and that the book of Exodus is God's word? After the papers dedicated to the first and the second theme, I try to offer a reflection on the third one. Starting from the parallel between the way of conceiving hypostatic union and scriptural composition, I will sketch a synopsis among Christ, Scripture and Eucharist as presence of God's Word in the flesh, in the text, in the fruits of earth and man's work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper sketches some insights on the possibility and value of theological thinking for a democratic, pluralistic and secularized society. After some ecclesiological premises about the changes of the ecclesial mission promoted by Vatican II Council and about the current role of theological knowledge in civil realm, the focus of the analysis will be put on D. Tracy's vision of the intrinsically public character of theology and on its pluriform rationality, which will be seen as the real cause of its marginality in the public context, in order to finally offer a possible reinterpretation of its perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper studies the listen that Revelation of John and coeval Fourth Ezra ask to their audience, and the relationship so established with them. After two premises on theo-logy/ God's speaking and on orality of these texts reading in the first century C.E., a comparison between the works reveals the specific Christian features of John's Apocalypse, with some provocations of study perspectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper first recalls the memory of Nerina Rodinò who belonged to the editorial staff of Rassegna di Teologia and was one of the first women who studied theology at the Section St. Louis of PFTIM. Then it develops a historical description, since post-Concilium years, of student and teacher women at such Section, and of initiatives, and researches on women and theology in this academic institution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores the relationship between the origin of early communities of Jesus' followers and the urban environment in which such communities arose. For the traditional approach there is no relationship. Nevertheless, the formation of a self-conscious and distinctive early christian identity occurs in mediterranean cities, far from Judea. Then, the origin of first Christian communities historically connected to the urban environment has to be understood as a phenomenon within the city, from which it draws its nourishment and on which it bases its identity and models itself according to the collective organization of the Graeco-Roman cities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper proposes a critical reading of the notion "integral ecology", beginning from a theology open to the, also Christological, cross-disciplinarity approaches wished by Foreword 4 of Veritatis gaudium. This will allow to discriminate between the ecology - which is integral because it includes the Mistery of God - and a neopagan ecologism - which opposes Christianity considered as being anthropocentric. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this text, the Author discusses the conference on Henry's thought, held at the Section S. Luigi of PFTIM on 18-19 November 2018. His aim is to clarify some presuppositions of phenomenology of life with respect both to Husserl's phenomenology and to Christian theology. Once having taken into account the criticisms of Husserl in Henry's Material Phenomenology, the Author demonstrates both their fruitfulness and inner tensions, always in dialogue with all papers presented during the conference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this second part of the paper, the Author focuses on the presence of the mystery cults in the ancient city, starting from the study of archeology of Ephesus, which is regarded as the place where the Evangelist John wrote his Gospel. The theme of "rebirth" inside the mystery cults in the Hellenistic world is studied in this second part of the paper. The conclusion of the paper features the research results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper pays tribute to a recent publication on sexual ethics, seizing a favorable opportunity to reflect seriously on the experience of love. The author's intent is to discuss an argument that focuses on certain distinctions such as the nature of moral judgment, the argumentative logic, the basic principles and perspectives of moral theology. The central idea is that according to which a general moral theory is absolutely necessary that can respond to the various dilemmas that contemporary culture poses to Christians regarding human love. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Romano Guardini has inherited the category of New creation from St. Bonaventure and the so-called "physico-mystical theory of Redemption". This paper shows its persistence and relevance in Guardini's thought (between Christology and theology of creation) and especially in his soteriology: Jesus Christ himself is the New creation, Son entered into the world and world returned to the Son. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

On the philosophical scene today, realism is once again in vogue. In particular, the recent proposal of the so-called New Realism takes aim at postmodernism, arguing against his subjectivism and emphasis on reality as constructed. Starting from contemporary debate, the present paper attempts to expose the concept of philosophical realism and his different forms. In fact «realism is said in many ways». [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the 50th anniversary both of Lorenzo Milani's death and the publication of Lettera a una professoressa, in light of Pope Francis' visit to Barbiana, several aspects of Milani's teaching turn out to be extremely modern. This paper highlights the connection between Milani's pioneering denouncement of a corrupt system of wielding power and Pope Francis's condemnation of corruption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper compares our period and the first century, in the view of a theology of history, aware of biblical and post-biblical interconnections between Israel and the Nations. There emerges the centrality of the messianic temptation. It appears now as a great biopolitical increase, partially anticipated by nazism, just when an epochal, multiform rapprochement between Church and Israel is going on. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper describes the teaching of Medieval Latin Philology at the Department of Philology in Athens in collaboration with the Jesuit's Institute of Human Sciences. For the Athenian Academic Community the Institute constitutes an important Library of 40,000 volumes and an opportunity for co-operation amongst researchers and young people specialized in Humanities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a comparative analysis, the article aims to introduce the Lanza del Vasto's philosophy with a new perspective. Starting from the cultural environment in Paris, one considers his studies and further journeys, which complete in a natural way his personal itinerary as extraordinary as rich in theological and philosophical references. Previous research focused - rightly - on his relation with Gandhi and Indian traditions, but it is also important to focus on other, not secondary, influences. Through this lens, the paper provides an overview of his thought, also examining the authors with whom he shared an intellectual affinity and who may help to understand his vision of reality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper has the aim of inquiring on the theological meaning of the docesan synod and its importance in order to improve the synodal quality of the Church. Thus, it is necessary to take into account history, from which it emerges that the synod met the ecclesological views of different ages. The essay searches for the opportunities that such an instituton may offer to the local Church within the view of the communio ecclesiarum and highlights some problems with which one has to deal in the fields of canon law and theology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In an "ordinary" style and reference to daily contemporary life, the paper deals with the way the last book of the NT speaks of Jesus Christ's Revelation, as its title suggests. As Revelation, according to Vatican II, is the self-manifestation of God, it cannot be confined to statements about it: so one possible way to transmit it can be found within the Book of Revelation itself, in the liturgical impacts upon its alleged listeners of its verbal and cultural choices. This may represent a still available way and model of speaking of God or theo-logein, i.e. of making theology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author, adopting Narrative Criticism tools, not separately from contributions of Social Sciences, examines the "characterization" of the social group of Pharisees in the Gospel of Luke, in comparison with Flavius Josephus' similar rhetorical device. This paper is a tribute to G. Jossa on his 70th birthday; prof. Jossa devoted one branch of his research, between exegesis and historical studies, to the analysis of Pharisaism in the New Testament period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper is the first of two parts of a study that aims to show how the language of the nocturnal dialogue between Jesus and Nicodemus, narrated in chapter 3 of the Gospel of John, affected predominantly greek syncretistic environment. In this first part the author deals with the subject of "generation", the center of the dialogue between Jesus and Nicodemus. The theme is first of all analyzed with special attention to the verses 1-8 of the Gospel of John, and then in the context of the synoptic Gospels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper proposes a theological approach which closely monitors the existential element, but at the same time is able to read the biography -- the writing of life and «existential-testimonial thickness» -- as a real theological proposal, with such vibrant pathos and truth that only living can express.The "believing" biography represents therefore not just the context of the theological contribution, but it becomes itself element and motion of maieutic, in which the dogma is re-presented. This outlines the proposal of a liveable and plausible Christianity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper deals with the indefectibility of the Church in regard to her faith, to show that only if history is understood as the form of revelation - that is, God's self-communication exists only in its historical form - it is possible to imagine that indefectibility as compatible with the effective evolution of doctrine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An ancient argument holds that it is not rational to fear death because death, being total extinction, is nothing for us. Nevertheless, according to a different view, the fear of death is a rational attitude and a tangible reality; death, as deprivation of the future and loss, is an experience that may be treated rationally. This paper analyses these different philosophical and theological views, and examines, through an alternative epistemological solution, a hypothesis for overcoming the fear of death. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper is a report of the refresher course organized by ATI in January, regarding the sacrament of marriage. We wish to offer a summary of the various reports (regarding different disciplines), and a brief account of discussions that followed. These have focused particularly on the relationship between human experience of the family and marriage as a sacrament, consciously lived in faith, and also on pastoral and theological solutions which might be offered to those who face the failure of such a marriage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bultmann's construe of Johannine dualism, at a level which is not ontologic but one of moral and religious options, has enjoyed widespread consensus. The paper challenges it, because it does not appear to comply with the data of the texts. Some basic trends in the Gospel, the First Letter and Revelation are foregrounded through the analysis of a few representative passages, whose number is obviously limited. Stronger evidence is available from references to other major works. Neither the Bible, nor the Johannine corpus are dualistic, although some pages in both may run the risk of confusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]