{"product_id":"what-is-sacred-theology","title":"What Is Sacred Theology?","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBy Joseph Clifford Fenton | Edited and with an Introduction by Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Is Sacred Theology?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (originally published in 1941 as \u003ci\u003eThe Concept of Sacred Theology\u003c\/i\u003e), is renowned theologian Joseph Clifford Fenton’s doctoral dissertation, written under the direction of his mentor Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. In these pages, Monsignor Fenton explains how the intellectual work of the theologian always proceeds from God’s revealed truth. Because God himself is holy, his teaching is holy. And because his teaching is holy, authentic theology is always sacred. \u003ci\u003eWhat Is Sacred Theology?\u003c\/i\u003e remains a valuable resource for all those who wish to understand the consecrated nature and purpose of theological science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSacred theology is necessary for the people of God, not merely as some extrinsic means for attaining eternal happiness, but as that science which teaches about the very reality in which alone men can hope to find their eternal joy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e– \u003c\/span\u003eJoseph Clifford Fenton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Clifford Fenton \u003c\/b\u003e(1906–1969) was professor of fundamental and dogmatic theology at The Catholic University of America and, from 1944 to 1963, the editor of the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Ecclesiastical Review\u003c\/i\u003e. A \u003ci\u003eperitus\u003c\/i\u003e at the Second Vatican Council, he wrote six books and numerous articles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCajetan Cuddy, O.P.,\u003c\/b\u003e serves as the general editor of Cluny Media’s Thomist Tradition book series. He is the co-author (with Romanus Cessario, O.P.) of \u003ci\u003eThomas and the Thomists: The Achievement of Thomas Aquinas and his Interpreters\u003c\/i\u003e (Fortress, 2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 362pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e978-1944418618 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51320568840480,"sku":"978-1944418618","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3678\/2112\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--624.jpg?v=1773075979","url":"https:\/\/treewee.store\/products\/what-is-sacred-theology","provider":"Tree of Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}