The Survival of Dulles: Reflections on a Second Century of Influence

Michael M. Canaris is associate professor of ecclesiology and systematic theology at Loyola University Chicago's Institute of Pastoral Studies, where he also coordinates the Institute's graduate programs in Rome. He holds degrees from or has taught at six Jesuit universities and was Avery Cardinal Dulles's last doctoral student and graduate research assistant.

This collection, marking the centenary of Avery Dulles¿s birth, makes an entirely distinctive contribution to contemporary theological discourse as we approach the second century of the cardinal¿s influence, and the twenty-first of Christian witness in the world. Moving beyond a festschrift, the volume offers both historical analyses of Dulles¿s contributions and applications of his insights and methodologies to current issues like immigration, exclusion, and digital culture. It includes essays by Dulles¿s students, colleagues, and peers, as well as by emerging scholars who have been and continue to be indebted to his theological vision and encyclopedic fluency in the ecclesiological developments of the post-conciliar Church. Though focused more on Catholic and ecumenical affairs than interreligious ones, the volume is intentionally outward-facing and strives to make clear the diverse and pluralistic contours of the cardinal¿s nearly unrivaled impact on the North American Church, which truly crossed ideological, denominational, and generational boundaries. While critically recognizing the limits and lacunae of his historical moment, it serves as one among a multitude of testaments to the notion that the ripples of Avery Dulles¿s influence continue to widen toward intellectually distant shores.

1 Avery Dulles's Journey of Faith: A Lifelong AdventureAnne-Marie Kirmse, O.P. | 12 He Knew the One Whom He LovedPatrick J. Ryan, S.J. | 63 Avery Dulles, Theology, and the Twentieth CenturyJoseph T. Lienhard, S.J. | 144 Imaging the Church in the Age of Migration: The Legacy of Avery Dulles for Asian ChristianitiesPeter C. Phan | 225 Fluency of Interpretation: A Key to Avery Dulles's Practice of TheologyElizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J. | 416 Mutual Enrichment: A Remembrance of Avery DullesJames Massa | 517 Avery Dulles on Luther and LutheranismH. Ashley Hall | 568 Divine Revelation, Academic Freedom, and the Catholic University: A Proposal after Avery DullesTerrence W. Tilley | 779 Hope and Despair in Today's World: Avery Dulles and Filipino YouthStephanie Ann Y. Puen | 9410 The Undomesticated Church: Inspiration and the Mission of the FamilyMary Beth Yount | 10511 The Church and the DigitalKatherine G. Schmidt | 11812 Evangelization in the Theology of Avery DullesVincent L. Strand, S.J. | 130Retrospective. Vir Probatus: Avery Dulles and the Forbearance of Things Not SeenMichael M. Canaris | 147Afterword: The Good Faith of Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.Michael C. McCarthy, S.J. | 153Acknowledgments | 157List of Contributors | 159Index | 163