Theological Investigations

Karl Rahner

Vol. 1. God, Christ, Mary and Grace

Part One. Fundamental Theology

Part Two. ‘De Deo’

Part Three. Christology

Part Four. On Grace

Part Five. The Sacraments

Part Six. Eschatology

Part Seven. Christian Life

Vol. 2. Man in the Church

Vol. 3. Theology of the Spiritual Life

Vol. 4. More Recent Writings

Part One. Fundamental Questions

1. Christian Lliveing Formerly and Today

2. Being Open to God as Ever Greater

3. Intellectual Honesty and Christian Faith

4. Do Not Stifle the Spirit!

5. The Christian in His World

6. ‘I Believe in the Church’

Part Two. Mysteries of the Life of Jesus

Part Three. The Sacrament of the Lord

Part Four. Christian Virtues

Vol. 5. Later Writings

Part One. Questions of Fundamental Theology and Theological Method

1. Thoughts on the Possibility of Belief Today

2. Theology in the New Testament

3. What is a Dogmatic Statement?

4. Exegesis and Dogmatic Theology

Part Two. Questions on the Theology of History

Part Three. Christology

Part Four. Ecclesiological Questions

Part Five. The Christian Life

Vol. 6. Concerning Vatican Council II

Part One. Christianity in the Present Age

Part Two. Questions of Fundamental Theology

1. Philosophy and Theology

2. A Small Fragment ‘On the Collective Finding of Truth’

3. Scripture and Theology

4. Scripture and Tradition

Part Three. Theological Anthropology

Part Four. Contributions to a Theology of the Church

23. p390 “Anonymous Christians”

Vol. 7. Further Theology of the Spiritual Life 1

Part One. Fundamental Questions

1. Reflections on the Problem of the Gradual Ascent to Christian Perfection

2. Thoughts on the Theology of Christians

3. The Eternal Significance of the Humanity of Jesus for our Relationship with God

4. Reflections on the Theology of Renunciation

5. The Passion and Asceticism

6. Reflections on the Experience of Grace

7. The Church of the Saints

8. Some Thoughts on ‘A Good Intention’’

9. The Dogma of the Immaculate Conception in our Spiritual Life

10. The Comfort of Time

Part Two. The Sacraments

Part Three. The Daily Life of the Christian

Part Four. The States of Life in the Church

Part Five. Devotion to the Sacred Heart

Part Six. Life in the World

Vol. 8. Further Theology of the Spiritual Life 2

Part One. Patterns of Christianity

Part Two. Positions and Callings in the Church

Part Three. Veneration of the Sacred Heart

Part Four. Prospects

Vol. 9. Writings of 1965-1967 1

Part One. The Shape of Contemporary and Future Theology

Part Two. The Doctrine of God and Christology

Part Three. Theological Anthropology

Part Four.

Vol. 10. Writings of 1965-1967 2

Part One. `Ecclesiology

Part Two. Sacraments

Part Three. Eschatology

Part Four. Church and World

Vol. 11. Confrontations 1

Part One. Tasks and Problems for Contemporary Theology

1. Pluralism in Theology and the Unity of the Creed in the Church

2. On the Theology of the Ecumenical Discussion

3. Reflections on Methodology in Theology

4. The New Claims which Pastoral Theology Makes upon Theology as a Whole

5. The Future of Theology

Part Two. Teaching on the Nature of God and Christology

Part Three. Anthropology

Vol. 12. Confontations 2

Part One. Ecclesiology

9. Anonymous Christianity

Part Two. Church and Society

Vol. 13. Theology, Anthropology, Christology

Part One. Theology as Science

1. On Recognizing the Importance of Thomas Aquinas

2. Thomas Aquinas on Truth

3. Possible Courses for the Theology of the Future

4. The Current Relationship between Philosophy and Theology

5. On the Relationship between Theology and the Contemporary Sciences

Part Two. Anthropology

Vol. 14. Ecclesiology, Questions in the Church, The Church in the World

Part One. Ecclesiology

Part Two. Questions in the Church

Part Three. The Church in the World

Vol. 15. Penance in the Early Church

Part One. Introduction

Part Two. The Roman Tradition

Part Three. The African Tradition

Part Four. The Tradition of the East

Vol. 16. Experience of the Spirit: Source of Theology

Part One. Faith and Spirit

Part Two. Spiritual Theology in Christian Tradition

Part Three. Listening to Scripture

Vol. 17. Jesus, Man, and the Church

Part One. The Experience of Jesus Christ

Part Two. Man in the Spirit

Part Three. The Ministry and the Spirit

Part Four. Signs of the Times for the Church

Vol. 18. God and Revelation

Part One. Theological Hermeneutics

1. Yesterday’s History of Dogma and Theology for Tomorrow

2. Pseudo-Problems in Ecumenical Discussion

3. Magisterium and Theology

4. On Bad Arguments in Moral Theology

Part Two. Theology of God and Christology

5. The Human Question of Meaning in Face of the Absolute Mystery of God

6. Oneness and Threefoldness of God in Discussion with Islam

7. Dialogue with God?

8. The Death of Jesus and the Closure of Revelation

9. What Does it Mean Today to Believe in Jesu Christ?

10. Following the Crucified

Part Three. Experience of the Spirit

Part Four. Grace and World

Vol. 19. Faith and Ministry

Part One. Faith and the Church

Part Two. Priesthood

Part Three. Life in the Church

Part Four. The Future of the Church

Part Five. Sin and Suffering

Part Six. Mary and Women

Part Seven. Angels

Vol. 20. Concern for the Church

Part One. Faith and Church

Part Two. Priesthood

1. Women and the Priesthood

Part Three. Life in the Church

2. Future of the Church

Vol. 21. Science and Theology

Part One. Science and Theology

Part Two. Faith

Part Three. Christianity

Vol. 22. Humane Society and the Church of Tomorrow

Part One. Humane Society

Part Two. Ecumenism

Part Three. The Future of the Church

Part Four. Doctrine and Magisterium

Vol. 23. Final Writings

Part One. Christian Life

Part Two. The Society of Jesus

Part Three. Piety

Part Four. Sacraments