The English edition of Nova et Vetera is published quarterly and provides an international forum for theological and philosophical studies from a Thomistic perspective. The journal strives to follow the culturally engaged, ecclesial, broadly Thomistic, and dialogical perspective of the founder of the Swiss Nova et Vetera, Charles Journet. Journet worked at the intersection of theology, philosophy, and biblical studies, and we seek to do the same.

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Nova et Vetera, Winter 2015 (Vol. 13, No. 1)

ISSN 1542-7315

Commentary
The Rights of the Family – Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

Symposium on Pope Francis and Saint Francis
Without Gloss: Francis of Assisi and Western Catholicism. – Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap
St. Francis and Pope Francis – R. R. Reno
St. Francis, the Catholic Church, and Islam – Carol and Philip Zalesi

Articles
In the Name of Jesus Christ: A Few Historical Perspectives on the Functioning of Authority in Biblical Interpretation – Timothy Bellamah, O.P.
The Quest for the Vera et Sincera de Jesu: Dei Verbum §19 and the Historicity of the Gospels – Anthony Giambrone, O.P.
The Humanism of the Incarnation: Catholic, Barthian, and Dutch Reformed – Tracy Rowland
Inspired Scripture as a Sacramental Vehicle of Divine Presence in the Gospel of John and Dei Verbum – William M. Wright IV

Symposium on Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger’s Erasmus Lecture
Word and Event: A Reappraisal – Gregory Vall
Biblical Interpretation as a Prophetic Charism in the Church – Mary Healy
Tradition and the Individual Exegete – Jeremy Holmes
Revelation and Understanding Scripture: Reflections on the Teaching of Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI – Francis Martin
Violence is Incompatible with the Nature of God: Benedict, Aquinas, and Method C Exegesis of the “Dark” Passages of the Bible – Matthew J. Ramage

Book Reviews
Cosmology by Édouard Hugon, O.P. – Alan Aversa
Thomas Aquinas and the Philosophy of Punishment by Peter Karl Koritansky – Raymond Hain
A Defense of Dignity: Creating Life, Destroying Life, and Protecting the Rights of Conscience by Christopher Kaczor – Steven J. Jensen
Sacrifice as Gift: Eucharist, Grace, and Contemplative Prayer in Maurice de la Taille by Michon M. Matthiesen – Guy Mansini, O.S.B
Jesus and the Demise of Death: Resurrection, Afterlife, and the Fate of the Christian by Matthew Levering – William M. Wright IV