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Much has been written over the years of the history of the Dominican Order, of its founder (St Dominic), its many saints and blesseds, key historical figures, different institutions, and its activities. St Dominic in founding the Order of Preachers left nothing written, and used the Rule written by another (St Augustine’s) when founding his religious order. Within the Catholic world there are many spiritual and theological traditions that have a pace in the call to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. In the realm of spirituality there are a variety of schools following the life and writings of a number of people. The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius are one such very well-known and followed example which has been the model for many religious institutes and organisations of spiritual renewal. The Dominican ‘way’ has always been a less structured and defined spirituality. It is to some extent illusive, hard to define or encapsulate in one word, one line or phrase however by looking at the tradition that has developed over the last 800 plus years one can discern certain threads, certain key elements, certain constants, that shape and define it to some degree. The motto of Veritas—truth—has been often quoted as the defining word, but as like all one word mottos needs explanation, defining, distilling to meet the an ever changing context of challenges and needs. The essays in this volume examine various aspects of Dominican life. There are essays on prayer, spirituality, as well as historical and biblical pieces as well as a piece on the work of publishing. The contributors come from different parts of the world and reflect different vocations within the Order. The overarching theme in the volume is that the Dominican tradition is one of dynamic engagement, a dynamic engagement with the world, with issues, ideas, concepts, topics, biblical studies, theology, philosophy, and history in whatever activity is undertaken. It is a process, never static but always searching and calling for new ideas, new expressions, new ways to look at, to respond to the situation/s in front of us, and also importantly to make some response to the needs of the time as they confront us. It is the following of an intuition, a thought an insight, to see where it leads, to look at the context/s, all the twists of possible interpretations, understandings and to come to certain decisions in how to frame this and talk about it.

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Author:   Erik Borgman ,  Eric Clermont-Tonnerrre, OP ,  Gabrielle Kelly ,  Mark O’Brien, OP
Publisher:   ATF Press
Imprint:   ATF Press
Weight:   0.603kg
ISBN:  

9781923006768

ISBN 10:   1923006762
Pages:   100
Publication Date:   30 April 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Editorial (Hilary Regan) 2. Study as Spiritual Comfort: On the relationship between theology and piety in the Dominican Order (Ulrich Engel OP) 3. 'A Most Cultured Lady, a Scholar in the Best Sense . . .': Mother Mary Columba (Marianne) Boylan OP—1847–1910 (Gabrielle Kelly OP) 4. Homily at the Requiem Mass in Paris for Nicolas-Jean Sed OP (Eric de Clermont-Tonnerre OP) 5. The Architecture or Arrangement of the Psalter: A Proposal (Mark O’Brien OP) 6. Dominican Spirituality: Prophetic Dynamism in a Creative Engagement with the World (Erik Borgman OP) 7. Thomas Aquinas and a Vast Universe (Thomas O’Meara OP).

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Erik Borgman OPL, is a Dutch lay Dominican. He is professor of systematic theology at the University of Tilburg, the Netherlands. At the Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, he was the Director of the Heyendaal Institute, an institute for interdisciplinary research. Eric Clermont-Tonnerrre OP, a French Dominican friars has been Provincial of his Province and is at present Prior of one the two Dominican Priories in Paris. He is a writer and preacher and for many years worked at the French Dominican publishing house in France, editions du Cerf, alongside Nicolas Jean Sed OP who died in 2022. Gabrielle Kelly OP, is a Dominican Sister. Her early work in education (teacher, principal, SA, Vic) was followed by research and administration in Melbourne and Adelaide Catholic Education Offices. After serving as Provincial Leader of the Adeliade Holy Cross Dominican Sisters (1979–87), she taught English to refugees and tertiary students in SA and overseas, participated in the Justice & Peace and Ecumenical & Interfaith Commissions of the Adelaide Archdiocese Network. Mark O’Brien OP, an Australian Dominican friar, has been Provincial of his Province and taught Old Testament in Australia, Pakistan and the UK. Thomas O’Meara OP, an American Dominican friar undertook doctoral studies in Germany on Paul Tillich, has taught systematic theology at various theological institutions in the USA, Canada and South Africa.

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