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The Theology of Jean Daniélou: Epochs, Correspondences, and the Orders of the Real

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Aidan Nichols OP
Aidan Nichols OP*
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Blackfriars, Buckingham Road, Cambridge, CB3 0DD
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Abstract

After a survey of the life and work of Jean Daniélou considered as the classic theologian of twentieth century ‘ressourcement’, his theological method is explored under three headings: ‘epochs’ indicates his reliance on the theology of history as developed by ‘biblical theology’; ‘correspondences’ his cosmic aesthetics, indebted to French Symbolism, and invoked theologically by way of typology; ‘orders’ his Pascalian emphasis on a distinction between levels of reality and the variety of epistemological approaches they require. The article concludes by applying Daniélou's method, so understood, to the heart of his theological doctrine, his account of God in Jesus Christ.

Keywords

ressourcementtheology of historytypologyPascal
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Original Articles
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New Blackfriars , Volume 91 , Issue 1031 , January 2010 , pp. 46 - 65
Copyright
Copyright © The author 2009. Journal compilation © The Dominican Council.

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