Author: Gerald O. Collins

Since the late 1980s the theme of God’s self-revelation has been treated only briefly in Christian theology, at times simply ignored, and often confused with biblical inspiration. Revelation: Towards …

Since the late 1980s the theme of God’s self-revelation has been treated only briefly in Christian theology, at times simply ignored, and often confused with biblical inspiration. Revelation: Towards …

This collection of papers is an international, ecumenical, and interdisciplinary study of Jesus’ resurrection that emerged from the `Resurrection Summit’ meeting held in New York at Easter 1996. The …

Jesus Our Redeemer examines what it means when Christians call Jesus their ‘Redeemer’ or ‘Saviour’. It tackles such questions as: How can redemptive events in the past (Christ’s life, death, and resu …

This book examines in depth and at length what the Old Testament and the New Testament hold about the salvation of God’s ‘other peoples’. The Bible repeatedly witnesses to the universal scope of the …

In this fully revised and updated second edition of his accessible account of systematic Christology, Gerald O’Collins continues to challenge the contemporary publishing trend for sensationalist book …

In this fully revised and updated second edition of his accessible account of systematic Christology, Gerald O’Collins continues to challenge the contemporary publishing trend for sensationalist book …

In recent years many books have been published in the area of Christology (who is Jesus in himself?) and soteriology (what did he do as Saviour?). A number of notable, ecumenical documents on Christi …

This book identifies the distinguishing features of fundamental theology, as distinct from philosophical theology, natural theology, apologetics, and other similar disciplines. Addressing the potenti …

This book identifies the distinguishing features of fundamental theology, as distinct from philosophical theology, natural theology, apologetics, and other similar disciplines. Addressing the potenti …

Jesus Our Redeemer examines what it means when Christians call Jesus their ‘Redeemer’ or ‘Saviour’. It tackles such questions as: How can redemptive events in the past (Christ’s life, death, and resu …

Many observers greeted the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) as the most important religious event in the twentieth century. Its implementation and impact are still being felt in the Catholic Church, …

Many observers greeted the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) as the most important religious event in the twentieth century. Its implementation and impact are still being felt in the Catholic Church, …

Despite a long history of external threats and internal strife, the Roman Catholic Church remains a vast and influential presence in our modern world. But what were its origins, and how has it change …

Despite a long history of external threats and internal strife, the Roman Catholic Church remains a vast and influential presence in our modern world. But what were its origins, and how has it change …

Despite an enormous amount of literature on St Augustine of Hippo, this work provides the first examination of what he taught about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Augustine expounded Christ’s resu …

Despite an enormous amount of literature on St Augustine of Hippo, this work provides the first examination of what he taught about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Augustine expounded Christ’s resu …

In this book, Gerald O’Collins, SJ, takes a systematic look at the 2010 English translation of the Roman Missal and the ways it fails to achieve what the Second Vatican Council mandated: the full par …

Convened by Pope John XXIII, the Second Vatican Council (1962–65) profoundly changed the self-image and life of the Catholic Church. But understanding, interpreting, and implementing Vatican II still …

Inspiration: Towards a Christian Interpretation of Biblical Inspiration anchors its study of inspiration firmly in the Scriptures and examines the inspired nature of the Bible and its inspiring impac …

Inspiration: Towards a Christian Interpretation of Biblical Inspiration anchors its study of inspiration firmly in the Scriptures and examines the inspired nature of the Bible and its inspiring impac …

The study of Jesus remains central to Christianity. ‘Who was and is Jesus?’ and ‘What has he done for us and for our world?’ are crucial questions that demand careful consideration and perennial answ …

Interpreting Jesus draws on traditional teaching and the best scripture scholarship to construct a Christology which centers on the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus. The aim is to explore an …

A 1963 report on tradition from the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches signalled a substantial convergence between the churches over Christian tradition and its relationship …

A 1963 report on tradition from the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches signalled a substantial convergence between the churches over Christian tradition and its relationship …

This book anchors its account of the beauty of Jesus Christ to a scheme found in St Augustine of Hippo’s Expositions of the Psalms. There Augustine recognized the beauty of Christ at every stage-from …

This book anchors its account of the beauty of Jesus Christ to a scheme found in St Augustine of Hippo’s Expositions of the Psalms. There Augustine recognized the beauty of Christ at every stage-from …

On the heels of the advance since the twentieth-century of wholly physicalist accounts of human persons, the influence of materialist ontology is increasingly evident in Christian theologizing. To da …

An indispensable book on the important themes present in John Paul II’s theology.Pope Benedict XVI has written: "I consider it my essential and personal mission not so much to produce many new d …