On Naming the Present

by David Tracy

On Naming the Reflections on Catholicism, Hermeneutics, and the Church

Genres: Theology

160 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1994

About the author

David William Tracy was an American Catholic theologian and priest. He was the Andrew Thomas Greeley and Grace McNichols Greeley Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Catholic Studies at the University of Chicago Divinity School. In 2020 he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.

Reviews

[Elizabeth Breen · Rating 4 out of 5]

“The central theological question today is not the question of the nonbeliever but the question of the nonperson — those forgotten ones, living and dead, whose struggle and memory are our history.”