Humble Confidence

Karl Rahner (1904-84) the influential German Jesuit theologianfamously claimed that the more scientific theology is the more spiritually andpastorally relevant it will be. This book attempts to demonstrate the truthof this claim by drawing together resources scattered throughout Rahner'svoluminous writings in order to make his wisdom more available for peopleseeking a deeper spirituality and a more effective pastoral ministry.Humble Confidence provides summaries of Rahner's main ideas on anthropologyGod Christ and the Church with an emphasis on their practicalsignificance. Finally it serves as a response to critics who claim that Rahneris passé by emphasizing the power of his theology to illumine contemporaryissues with the light of the Gospel.