Spiritual Exegesis and the Church in the Theology of Henri de Lubac

"I know of no comparably careful study of the unity of Henri de Lubac's seminal contribution to sacramental theology, scriptural exegesis, the theology of history, and the theology of the church. Susan Wood's limpid exposition of the dynamic unity of de Lubac's Augustinianism will enable contemporary students of that tradition to grasp its extraordinary pertinence to our own time, in which fragmentation is the salient feature of theological scholarship. . . . Wood's study of a scholar who may be thought the greatest Catholic theologian of the century is entirely topical and entirely admirable."

--Donald J. Keefe, SJ

St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie



"A first-class piece of scholarship showing the inherent relationship between de Lubac's understanding of biblical exegesis and his ecclesiology. Insightful, critical, and balanced, Wood's treatment of de Lubac's work will serve as a good introduction to his thought and to his contribution to contemporary theology, and it will provide those familiar with de Lubac's work a challenging new interpretation of his theological vision."

--Patrick W. Carey

Marquette University