In Faith Maps a theologian of great flair and originality 'translates' the voices of several leading thinkers into a series of reflections on faith and contemporary life and culture. The result is both a delightful introduction to theology and religion for students and general readers and a thought-provoking improvisation on familiar themes that will delight specialists. Gallagher devotes a separate chapter to each of ten writers who have explored the credibility of religious faith, beginning with John Henry Newman and ending with Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, due to visit the UK later this year. But, he writes, 'I do not simply report on what they say. I offer a brief summary of their ideas but I also "translate" their vision into a more contemporary and less specialist idiom. What would they say today? Or, what do they inspire in me? As in music, they are variations on a theme with considerable freedom to go beyond their explicit statements.'

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The author is a Jesuit and professor of fundamental theology. He asserts in his introduction that he has “a passion for making sense of faith for this new world.” This book examines ten major writers, both men and women, all “giants” of nineteenth and twentieth century theology, and interprets them for the ordinary reader. The maps of faith are there to help us find our way in our contemporary fragmented culture and to make sense of complex issues. All these giants are indeed difficult to read in their original works, but Gallagher gives each of them an imaginary monologue spoken in layman’s language, which makes them more accessible. This a book that requires perseverance but which pays off handsomely in the end.

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