On 26 November 2019, the Faculty of Theology launched the recent publication of Rev. Dr John Anthony Berry, Dean of the Faculty, titled Yves Congar’s Vision of Faith.
The book launch was held under the patronage of H.E. Brigitte Curmi, French Ambassador to Malta, at the French Residence in Zebbug. It was addressed by Professor Dominic Fenech, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Rev. Dr Carmel Tabone OP, senior lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, and Rev. Dr René Camilleri, retired senior lecturer of the Faculty of Theology. A Dominican himself.
Dr Tabone presented Yves Congar as a man, religious and theologian, while Professor Fenech and Dr Camilleri outlined Congar’s historical context and theological thought.
The book launch was attended by Professor Alfred Vella, University Rector, Professor Joseph Cacciottolo and Professor Saviour Zammit, Pro-Rectors, Mgr Dr Joseph Galea Curmi, Auxiliary Bishop of Malta and lecturer at the Faculty of Theology, and colleague academics from the Faculty of Theology and other Faculties.
In this book published by Gregorian and Biblical Press, Rev. Dr John Berry explores how the French Dominican adopted a historical method that incorporated the philosophical, theological and cultural movements of his time, and developed a vision of faith that encompasses a thorough reflection on the totality of revelation in relation to humanity. Yves Congar’s Vision of Faith attempts to answer why and how Christian faith is possible in our times, characterised by a transition from a unitary culture of the medieval Catholic world to a secularised world. Echoing the actual words of Congar, the study concludes that Christian faith not only matters in a secularised world, but actually connects the life of God and humanity in history together.
One may obtain a copy of Yves Congar’s Vision of Faith from the Faculty of Theology or from the author.