Despite the vast breadth of topics treated in Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI’s theological corpus, there exists a fundamental unity of his thought. This lecture aims to bring that unity into focus and, in particular, how Trinitarian communion is the key to understanding his views on the relationship between faith and reason as well as on every subspeciality within theology, including theological anthropology, Christology, soteriology, ecclesiology, sacraments, morality, and eschatology. This event is free and open to all.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Richard DeClue is a systematic theologian and professor of theology at the Word on Fire Institute. He earned degrees in theology at Belmont Abbey College, B.A., and The Catholic University of America, S.T.B., S.T.L., and S.Th.D.
Both his S.T.L thesis and doctoral dissertation focused on the thought of Pope Benedict XVI, particularly on his ecclesiology and theology of divine revelation. His forthcoming book with Word on Fire is entitled The Mind of Benedict XVI: A Theology of Communion.