Book Review

Dermot  A. Lane,

Book Review

Abstract:

The underlying theme – the universality of God’s salvation and the particularity and uniqueness of salvation by Christ – was probed through historical and theological articulation. The author made a plea for the development of a theology of the Holy Spirit as a foundation for dialogue. This Rahnerian language assuages the sometimes too much inflated Christological claims that do not give justice to Christ himself, to His followers and Christian religion, and to followers of other religions. Indeed the spirit of God has dawned in human history even before the advent of Christianity as a reform movement from Judaism. It is this same spirit that steered the spirited persons in the past (prophets, leaders, judges, kings) and apostles to denounce injustices and announce the reign of God. The work of this spirit finds fulfillment (this does not in any way supersede, substitute or replace the covenant of God with Israel, a continuing vocation of the Jews) in the person of Christ who reveals to us God as compassion for all, especially the poor.