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To purchase or authenticate to the full-text of this article, please visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0025.2007.00409.x Byline: DAVID GRUMETT (1) Abstract: Abstract The category of substance is fundamental in Leibniz's philosophy, and conceived in specifically theological terms in his late correspondence with Bartholomaeus des Bosses. The exchange develops as a discussion of the bond of substance (vinculum substantiale) in the transubstantiated eucharistic host, but the bond also provides the basis for a general theory of universal substance. This eucharistic vision of the substance of the world is appropriated by Maurice Blondel as the basis of his philosophy of action, in which divine transforming activity is necessarily implied, and which he describes as a form of transubstantiation of both the subject of action and its material object. This Leibnizian-Blondelian theology of the divine transformation of the substance of the world provides eucharistic foundations for modern Catholic social teaching. Author Affiliation: (1)Department of Theology, University of Exeter, Amory Building, Rennes Drive, Exeter, EX4 4RJ, UK

To purchase or authenticate to the full-text of this article, please visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9744.2007.00519.x Byline: David Grumett (1) Keywords: complexity; convergence; Simon Conway Morris; creation; Charles Darwin; evolution; Fall; incarnation; invention; James Jeans; Jesus Christ; Jean Baptiste Lamarck; matter; Jurgen Moltmann; Omega point; Paul; red shift; selection; technology; Pierre Teilhard de Chardin; theology Abstract: Abstract. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin develops, as is well known, a model of evolution as a convergent progression from primordial multiplicity through increasing degrees of complexity toward a final Omega point of spiritual consummation. I explore how Teilhard fuses Darwinian and Lamarckian theories of evolution in developing his own, and in particular his defense of the view that Lamarckism is fundamental to a proper understanding of evolution's human phase. Teilhard's scientific interpretation of evolution is inspired by Christian cosmological insights derived from patristic theology and contemporary Pauline scholarship and cannot be separated from them. His integration of science and theology provides the basis for a renewed evolutionary natural theology that supplants the traditional static models developed by William Paley and others. Teilhard's natural theology also provides a framework for theological ethical reflection on how humanity should act in its capacity as created co-creator with God. In later work, he considers the implications of his evolutionary theology for the wider universe. Teilhard thus presents an invigorated natural theology grounded in evolution that confirms and completes a dynamic and teleological view of the cosmos. Author Affiliation: (1)Research Fellow in Theology, University of Exeter, Amory Building, Rennes Drive, Exeter, EX4 4RJ, UK; e-maild.j.grumett@exeter.ac.uk.

The brief account of the hospitality offered by Martha and Mary to Jesus, was interpreted allegorically in at least three different ways and the majority tradition has identified the figure of Mary with contemplation, considering it to be the one thing necessary to Christian life. It is suggested that the theological importance and significance of the passage is due largely to its use as the gospel reading for the feast of the Assumption of Mary the mother of Jesus.

Matthew's account of the journey of the magi to Jesus has been employed in historical theology to articulate the relation between reason and faith in four different ways: i) reason and faith forming a unity; ii) reason cooperating with faith; iii) reason being the tool of faith; iv) reason being superseded by faith. The paper considers each of these categories in turn, and thus progressively separates the two terms. It demonstrates that 'faith' and 'reason' are equivocal concepts, and that their relationship is itself a key determinant of their nature. A plurality of forms of reasoning enables the journey to be completed, with each form providing a distinct contribution to a shared faith.

To authenticate to the full-text of this article, please visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0025.2010.01623.x Byline: David Grumett (1) Author Affiliation: (1)University of ExeterAmory BuildingRennes DriveExeterEX4 2LUUKd.j.grumett@exeter.ac.uk