APPENDIX

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES

 

James Alison, Knowing Jesus. London: SPCK, 1993.

Leonardo Boff, Jesus Christ Liberator. New York: Orbis Books, 1978.

Dan Cohn-Sherbok, The Crucified Jew: Twenty Centuries of Christian Anti-Semitism. London: HarperCollinsReligious, 1992.

Ewert Cousins, Christ of the 21st Century. Rockport MA: Element, 1992.

Denis Edwards, The God of Evolution. New York: Paulist Press, 1999; Jesus and the Cosmos. New York: Paulist Press, 1991; Jesus and the Wisdom of God: An Ecological Theology. Homebush: St. Paul's, 1995.

Michael Fallon, Who is Jesus? Sydney: Parish Ministries, 1988.

Joseph Fitzmyer, A Christological Catechism. 2d. rev. ed. New York: Paulist Press, 1991 [1982].

Paulo Friere, Pedagogy of the Oppressed. New York: Continuum, 1970.

Gustavo Gutierrez, A Theology of Liberation. Maryknoll NY: Orbis, 1973.

Monika Hellwig, Jesus the Compassion of God. Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1983.

Brennan Hill, Jesus the Christ: Contemporary Perspectives, Mystic, CT: Twenty-third Publications, 1991.

Elizabeth Johnson, Consider Jesus: Waves of Renewal in Christology. New York: Crossroad, 1990.

Paul Knitter, No Other Name? A Critical Survey of Christian Attitudes toward the World Religions. Maryknoll NY: Orbis, 1985.

Dermot Lane, The Reality of Jesus. New York: Paulist Press, 1975.

James Mackey, Jesus the Man and the Myth. New York: Paulist Press, 1979.

John Macquarrie, Jesus Christ in Modern Thought. London: SCM Press, 1990.

John Meier, A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus. New York: Doubleday, 1991.

J. B. Metz, Faith in History and Society. New York: Seabury, 1979.

Albert Nolan, Jesus Before Christianity. 3d. ed. London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1992 [1977].

Gerald O'Collins, Interpreting Jesus. London: Geoffrey Chapman, 1983; Jesus Today: Christology in an Australian Context. Blackburn: Dove Communications, 1986.

Leo O'Donovan, ed., A World of Grace: An Introduction to the Themes and Foundations of Karl Rahner's Theology. New York: Seabury, 1980.

Raimon Panikkar, 'A Christophany for our Times', Theology Digest 39:1 (Spring 1992): 3-21; The Cosmotheandric Experience. Maryknoll NY: Orbis, 1993; A Dwelling Place for Wisdom. Louisville Kentucky: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1993; The Intra-Religious Dialogue. rev. ed. New York: Paulist Press, 1999; The Unknown Christ of Hinduism. rev. ed. Maryknoll NY: Orbis, 1981.

Karl Rahner, 'Current Problems in Christology', Theological Investigations 1 (New York: Crossroad, 1982): 149-200; Foundations of Christian Faith. New York: Seabury, 1978; 'The One Christ and the Universality of Salvation', Theological Investigations 16 (New York: Seabury, 1979): 199-224.

Rosemary Radford Ruether, To Change the World: Christology and Cultural Criticism. London: SCM Press, 1992 [1981].

Edward Schillebeeckx, Christ: The Christian Experience in the Modern World. London: SCM, 1980; Jesus: An Experiment in Christology. New York: Crossroad, 1979; Jesus in our Western Culture: Mysticism, Ethics, Politics. London: SCM Press, 1987.

Elisabeth Schussler-Fiorenza, In Memory of Her: A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins. New York: Crossroad, 1983; Jesus: Miriam's Child, Sophia's Prophet. New York: Continuum, 1995.

Donald Senior, Jesus: A Gospel Portrait. Daton: Pflaum, 1975.

John Shea, An Experience Named Spirit. Chicago: Thomas More Press, 1983.

Jon Sobrino, Christology at the Crossroads. New York: Orbis Books, 1978.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Christianity and Evolution. New York: Harcoourt & Brace, 1969; The Phenomenon of Man. London: William Collins, 1977; The Divine Milieu. London: Collins, 1960.

William Thompson, The Jesus Debate: A Survey and Synthesis. New York: Paulist Press, 1985.

ASSIGNMENT & STUDY QUESTIONS

1. Prepare a talk for senior high school students or young adults in which you situate Jesus' life and ministry in the social, political and religious world of his time.

2. "Jesus understood his mission in terms of the proclamation and embodiment of the kingdom-community of justice, love and peace."

Prepare a unit of work on this theme with particular reference to the parables and miracles of Jesus.

3. How did Jesus set abour reforming the religion of his day? Why do you think this resulted in his tragic death?

4. Each of the Gospels preserts us with a different interpretation of the historical Jesus. Present a portrait of Jesus that is presented to us in one of the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark or Luke). What does this say to us about the difference between "Jesus of history" and "Christ of faith"?

5. "What is unquestionably unique about Jesus is the result of his life and work. This culminates in the resurrection and the foundation of a movement that endured."

Evaluate this statement and present your own assessment of the uniqueness of Jesus and the Jesus-movement.

6. Explain how Jesus came to be understood as Christ, Lord and Saviour in the post-easter period and in the early centuries of the church. How important do you think these classical understandings of the Christ mystery are for Christians today?

7. Christian faith has always proclaimed Jesus Christ as 'saviour' of humanity and the world. In what ways does the Jesus story and the Christ mystery relate to contemporary human experience in an evolutionary universe?

8. Today, Jesus is interpreted as defender of the oppressed, advocate for women, and upholder of social justice values. Are these approaches valid? Comment especially with reference to the Gospel stories.

9. Provide a portrait of the historical Jesus which situates him in the Jewish society of his time, explains the nature of his life and mission, and accounts for his tragic fate.

10. In the light of some contemporary issue, movement or concern, what aspects of Jesus' earthly life and the Christ mystery need to be highlighted for a fruitful christology?

[For example: women's/men's movement; ecological movement; republican movement; land rights for Aboriginal people; capitalist economic system; nuclear debate; youth suicide problem; pravatisation of religion; multi-culturalism; religious pluralism; mysticism; new-age movement; drug culture; law and order debate; Christian-Jewish (or other) dialogue; Christian leadership/ministry issues.]