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Article: Contemplation and Incarnation: the Theology of Marie-Dominique Chenu.(Book Review)
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- September 1, 2004
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CONTEMPLATION AND INCARNATION: THE THEOLOGY OF MARIE-DOMINIQUE CHENU. By Christophe Potworowski. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University, 2001. Pp. xvii + 330. $39.95.
Years ago, Congar said about his great friend Chenu, "He's a perpetual eruption of ideas!" With solid theological understanding and erudite historical insight, Chenu tried to reffame the social and pastoral questions of his time. Renowned as a historian of medieval theology and society, Chenu also played a significant role as a peritus at Vatican II.
Until now, however, Chenu's output of pastoral theology has been largely inaccessible. First of all, he was little known in the U.S.A. Apart ...