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180 BOOK REVIEWS these traditions are " neither biography nor memoir nor catechesis nor kerygma, but a mixture of all four blended together." (p. 51) His treatment of the more important themes of each of the four gospels, e. g., the messianic secret in Mark, salvation history in Luke, etc., is both helpful and instructive. St. Charles' Seminary Nagpur, India MAURICE G. FEARON, O.P. The Science of Sacred Theology for Teachers. I. Introduction to Theology. (Pp. 70) II. Revelation. (Pp. 1~9) III. The Channels of Revelation. (Pp. 84) By EMMANUEL DoRONZO. Middleburg, Virginia: Notre Dame Institute Press, 1978. The style and method of these three booklets suggest a close dependence on the Latin text of the author's Theologia Dogmatica. As they represent an attempt to adapt the latter to the needs of teachers, the result would have been more successful, one feels, had the author been prepared to move further away from the categories and procedures of the Latin text. The preponderance of terms that are crudely literal translations from the Latin can hardly be helpful to teachers, who are after all expected to pass on much of the information to their pupils. It would be preferable if the meaning of technical terms were clear from the text itself without need to refer to the glossary included in each booklet. The author's treatment of his subject is quite satisfactory in Books one and three, which are largely positive in character. In Book 2, Revelation , however, it is marred by a too exclusive concern with the rational credibility of Revelation to the neglect of its more theological aspects and its relevance to the conduct of life. It is clear from the rejection of the .original schema of the Constitution on Revelation at the Vatican Council that the Fathers were dissatisfied with the traditional approach. It is surprising, then, to find the author using it so exclusively. These booklets should appeal most to those who feel that the traditional approach of the theological manuals safeguards the truths of faith better than that of modern theological writing. St. Charles' Seminary Nagpur, India P. McCARROLL, 0. P. ...

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