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The Oil Has Not Run DryThe Story of My Theological Pathway |
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A Catholic theologian - praised by some and denounced by others - tells the story of his involvement in the renewal of the Catholic Church.
Born to a Jewish mother and Protestant father in 1923 Berlin, Gregory Baum devoted his career to a humanistic approach to Catholicism. In The Oil Has Not Run Dry, Baum shares recollections about his lifelong commitment to theology, his atypical views, and his evolving understanding of the Catholic Church’s message.
Baum reflects on his groundbreaking work with the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) and how it helped to open the Church to a new understanding of outsiders - one that advocated cooperation with world religions in support of peace and justice and respected secular philosophies committed to truth and social solidarity. Later embracing Latin American liberation theology, he became a leading thinker of the Catholic Left in Canada, adopting radical positions that initially earned support from Canadian bishops in the 1970s. Diverging from official Catholic doctrines regarding women and sexual ethics, Baum eventually left the priesthood, but continued to teach theology and remained active in the Church.
The Oil Has Not Run Dry also discusses the contrast between Catholicism in Quebec and English-speaking North America, and the ways in which Baum sees Quebec's culture as more marked by social solidarity. This significant difference has inspired his own writings, which present the original development of Catholic thought in Quebec to an English-speaking readership.
Baum reflects on his groundbreaking work with the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) and how it helped to open the Church to a new understanding of outsiders - one that advocated cooperation with world religions in support of peace and justice and respected secular philosophies committed to truth and social solidarity. Later embracing Latin American liberation theology, he became a leading thinker of the Catholic Left in Canada, adopting radical positions that initially earned support from Canadian bishops in the 1970s. Diverging from official Catholic doctrines regarding women and sexual ethics, Baum eventually left the priesthood, but continued to teach theology and remained active in the Church.
The Oil Has Not Run Dry also discusses the contrast between Catholicism in Quebec and English-speaking North America, and the ways in which Baum sees Quebec's culture as more marked by social solidarity. This significant difference has inspired his own writings, which present the original development of Catholic thought in Quebec to an English-speaking readership.
Details
Part of the Footprints Series (number 23 in series)
272 Pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 9780773554771
July 2018
Formats: Paperback, eBook
“The Oil Has Not Run Dry is a ‘book of blessings’ because of the thoroughness with which its author diagnoses the greater intellectual perils and social ills of our age and the compassion with which he dispenses remedial thinking and acting.” T.F. Rigelhof, author of A Blue Boy in a Black Dress: A Memoir
"A beautifully written reflection and an amazing exploration of key theological themes over a period of 60 plus years beginning with Baum’s doctoral work on Christian unity." Island Catholic News
"A beautifully written reflection and an amazing exploration of key theological themes over a period of 60 plus years beginning with Baum’s doctoral work on Christian unity." Island Catholic News
Gregory Baum (1923-2017) was professor emeritus in the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University and the author of Fernand Dumont: A Sociologist Turns to Theology and Truth and Relevance: Catholic Theology in French Quebec since the Quiet Revolution.
CONTENTS
Significant Dates xi
Part One: My Theological Pathway 3
1 My Childhood in Berlin 6
2 Coming to Canada 12
3 The Impact of The Confessions of Saint Augustine 17
4 The Discovery of Ecumenical Dialogue 27
5 The Anti-Jewish Rhetoric of Christian Preaching 32
6 The Second Vatican Council 40
7 Salvation in Secular Life 49
8 My Book Man Becoming 53
9 God is Light 59
10 Dialogue with Sociology 65
11 The Impact of Latin American Liberation Theology 77
12 North America in the 1970s 86
13 Rethinking Sexual Ethics 101
14 The Issue of Homosexual Love 114
15 Moving to Montreal 117
16 Quebec Nationalism and Human Rights 123
17 Learning from Karl Polanyi 129
18 Learning from the Frankfurt School 134
19 In Dark Times 141
20 Theology after the Second Intifada 149
21 Dialogue with Islam 154
22 Pluralism Yes, Relativism No 160
23 Listening to Fernand Dumont 168
24 The Arrival of Pope Francis 174
25 Towards a Pluralistic Catholicism 181
Part Two: Questions and Answers 187
26 Looking Back over Your Life 189
27 Your Hopeful Reading of the Catholic Church 191
28 Your Sinful Existence 193
29 The Humanism of Your Upbringing 195
30 Troubled Theism 198
31 Deeply Rooted in the Catholic Tradition 200
32 Your Homosexual Orientation 208
33 A Poem for Your Ninetieth Birthday 212
34 Your Identity as a Man of Many Affinities 214
35 You Continue to See Yourself as a German 221
36 As a Quebecer Have You Become a Sovereignist 224
37 Stephen Harper’s Remaking of Canada 226
38 In Dark Times We Pray for God’s Deliverance 228
39 The Meaning of Prayer in Your Life 230
40 Thinking of Death and Resurrection 234
Personal Bibliography 239
Notes 241
Index 257
Significant Dates xi
Part One: My Theological Pathway 3
1 My Childhood in Berlin 6
2 Coming to Canada 12
3 The Impact of The Confessions of Saint Augustine 17
4 The Discovery of Ecumenical Dialogue 27
5 The Anti-Jewish Rhetoric of Christian Preaching 32
6 The Second Vatican Council 40
7 Salvation in Secular Life 49
8 My Book Man Becoming 53
9 God is Light 59
10 Dialogue with Sociology 65
11 The Impact of Latin American Liberation Theology 77
12 North America in the 1970s 86
13 Rethinking Sexual Ethics 101
14 The Issue of Homosexual Love 114
15 Moving to Montreal 117
16 Quebec Nationalism and Human Rights 123
17 Learning from Karl Polanyi 129
18 Learning from the Frankfurt School 134
19 In Dark Times 141
20 Theology after the Second Intifada 149
21 Dialogue with Islam 154
22 Pluralism Yes, Relativism No 160
23 Listening to Fernand Dumont 168
24 The Arrival of Pope Francis 174
25 Towards a Pluralistic Catholicism 181
Part Two: Questions and Answers 187
26 Looking Back over Your Life 189
27 Your Hopeful Reading of the Catholic Church 191
28 Your Sinful Existence 193
29 The Humanism of Your Upbringing 195
30 Troubled Theism 198
31 Deeply Rooted in the Catholic Tradition 200
32 Your Homosexual Orientation 208
33 A Poem for Your Ninetieth Birthday 212
34 Your Identity as a Man of Many Affinities 214
35 You Continue to See Yourself as a German 221
36 As a Quebecer Have You Become a Sovereignist 224
37 Stephen Harper’s Remaking of Canada 226
38 In Dark Times We Pray for God’s Deliverance 228
39 The Meaning of Prayer in Your Life 230
40 Thinking of Death and Resurrection 234
Personal Bibliography 239
Notes 241
Index 257
