Scripture and Tradition: A Survey of the Controversy

by Gabriel Moran

Many Catholics were doubtless somewhat surprised that the subject of Scripture and Tradition should be the occasion for so much discussion at the Second Vatican Council. For years now, some of the best theological minds in the Church have been wrestling with the question of what the Church means when she replies, "Scripture and Tradition!" to the Protestant "Scriptura Sola!"

This work is a summary of the whole question and of the issues involved in the writings that have appeared in the past few years. First, the question is precisely stated in the form: Is there a constitutive tradition, that is, are there truths in tradition which are not in Holy Scripture? Each side is then allowed to speak for itself and to present the historical and doctrinal evidence in support of that position. Finally, the two answers are compared in order to see where the real difference of opinion is, and from this examination an indication emerges as to where the solution of the problem would seem to lie.

Brother Gabriel provides the reader with the background that is indispensable for the understanding of one of the most crucial theological controversies in our day, and his book should be part of any serious ecumenical library.

127 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1963