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| Winston Elliott, Tracey Rowland, Barbara Elliott |
Last evening I had the opportunity to listen to a masterful presentation by Tracey Rowland on culture and the pontificates of John Paul II and Benedict XVI. She is Dean of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family Studies in Melbourne, Australia. She is also a member of the editorial board of Communio: International Catholic Review, North America Edition. Tracey has focused her scholarship on the interpretation of Vatican II and the theology of culture. She is the author of several books that I highly recommend:
Culture and the Thomist Tradition: After Vatican II, Ratzinger's Faith: The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI and
Benedict XVI: A Guide for the Perplexed.
Dr. Rowland's work, along with that of David Schindler, Hans Urs von Balthasar and Pope Benedict XVI, provides us with the theological and anthropological understanding necessary to transform our culture so as to reflect the perfect love of the perfect community, the Holy Trinity. Thank you Tracey.
I'm jealous, Winston. I assume she was as good in person as she is in print?
ReplyDeleteYes, very gracious and with a brilliance that illuminated the room. Our challenge, of course, is to transform the culture and her work makes it possible to understand what we must do.
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