{"product_id":"by-what-authority-foundations-for-understanding-authority-in-the-church-9780814687888","title":"By What Authority?: Foundations for Understanding Authority in the Church","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew topics are as important, or as controversial, as the proper role and exercise of authority in the Roman Catholic Church. Inspired by Pope Francis's bold rereading and determined implementation of the teaching of Vatican II, Richard Gaillardetz has completely revised and expanded his book \u003ci\u003eBy What Authority?\u003c\/i\u003e It offers a helpful introduction to the nature and forms of church authority and their relationship to authentic Christian belief and discipleship. Gaillardetz offers theologically clear and pastorally insightful considerations of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe character of divine revelation, the authority of Scripture and tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe role of the pope and bishops in preserving the Christian faith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe levels of church teaching authority, the central faith witness of all the baptized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe possibility of disagreements with church teaching, and the proper relationship between theologians, the magisterium, and the whole people of God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe authority of the believing community and the controversial questions that arise when there are conflicting interpretations of church teaching.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGaillardetz, Richard R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRichard R. Gaillardetz holds the Joseph Chair of Catholic Systematic Theology at Boston College. He has published numerous articles and has authored or edited twelve books, including \u003ci\u003eAn Unfinished Council: Vatican II, Pope Francis, and the Renewal of Catholicism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKeys to the Council: Unlocking the Teaching of Vatican II\u003c\/i\u003e (co-authored with Catherine Clifford), both published by Liturgical Press. He is also a contributor to \u003ci\u003eGive Us This Day\u003c\/i\u003e. Gaillardetz has been a delegate on the US Catholic-Methodist Ecumenical Dialogue and served as president of the Catholic Theological Society of America between 2013 and 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647506649362,"sku":"9780814687888","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9ca025bf-88dc-47ea-a5cc-2a6edb4e4a29.jpg?v=1734801224","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/by-what-authority-foundations-for-understanding-authority-in-the-church-9780814687888","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}