Belief, Unbelief and Mystery
(2023)
Book Chapter
Kilby, K. (in press). Belief, Unbelief and Mystery. In H. A. Harris, & V. S. Harrison (Eds.), Atheisms: The Philosophy of Non-Belief. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315142395
Outputs (29)
Suffering and Sin Revisited: A Conceptual Exploration (2022)
Book Chapter
Kilby, K. (2022). Suffering and Sin Revisited: A Conceptual Exploration. In J. Coblentz, & D. P. Horan (Eds.), The Human in a Dehumanizing World: Re-Examining Theological Anthropology and Its Implications. Orbis Books
Letter to a Young Theologian (2022)
Book Chapter
Kilby, K. (2022). Letter to a Young Theologian. In H. van der Westhuizen (Ed.), Letters to a Young Theologian. Fortress Press
Reply to Critics, a reply to six reviews of God, Evil and the Limits of Theology (2021)
Journal Article
Kilby, K. (2021). Reply to Critics, a reply to six reviews of God, Evil and the Limits of Theology. Political Theology, 22(5), 423-432. https://doi.org/10.1080/1462317x.2021.1955577
God, Evil and the Limits of Theology (2020)
Book
Kilby, K. (2020). God, Evil and the Limits of Theology. Bloomsbury
What difference does grace make? An exploration of the concept of grace in the theological anthropology of Karl Rahner (2020)
Book Chapter
Ashley, M., & Kilby, K. (2020). What difference does grace make? An exploration of the concept of grace in the theological anthropology of Karl Rahner. In C. Deane-Drummond, & A. Fuentes (Eds.), Theology and Evolutionary Anthropology: Dialogues in Wisdom, Humility, and Grace. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429273650It is typical of much theology in the Catholic tradition to frame an understanding of humanity, and of the human being’s relationship to both the world and God, with the help of categories of nature and grace. While in Protestant thought, grace is ch... Read More about What difference does grace make? An exploration of the concept of grace in the theological anthropology of Karl Rahner.
Paradox and Paul: Catholic and Protestant Theologies of Grace (2020)
Journal Article
Kilby, K. (2020). Paradox and Paul: Catholic and Protestant Theologies of Grace. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 22(1), 77-82. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijst.12393John Barclay offers a capacious and helpful framework for reflection on large swathes of the history of the theology of grace with his notion of the six ways of ‘perfecting the gift’. In this article, I extend his analysis to a consideration of certa... Read More about Paradox and Paul: Catholic and Protestant Theologies of Grace.
The seductions of kenosis (2019)
Book Chapter
Kilby, K. (2019). The seductions of kenosis. In K. Kilby, & R. Davies (Eds.), Suffering and the Christian Life (163-174). T&T Clark. https://doi.org/10.5040/9780567687265.0018
Suffering and the Christian Life (2019)
Book
Kilby, K., & Davies, R. (Eds.). (2019). Suffering and the Christian Life. Bloomsbury, T&T ClarkThis volume approaches questions concerning the status and meaning of suffering in Christian life and Christian theology through the lens of a variety of theological disciplines – biblical, historical, practical, political and systematic theology. Sc... Read More about Suffering and the Christian Life.
Negative Theology and Meaningless Suffering (2019)
Journal Article
Kilby, K. (2020). Negative Theology and Meaningless Suffering. Modern Theology, 36(1), 92-104. https://doi.org/10.1111/moth.12577This article attempts an exploration of the limits of our capacity to weave suffering into patterns of meaning. I try to show that something like an apophatic moment in our response to some kinds of suffering is both necessary and difficult to sustai... Read More about Negative Theology and Meaningless Suffering.
Eschatology, Suffering and the Limits of Theology. (2017)
Book Chapter
Kilby, K. (2017). Eschatology, Suffering and the Limits of Theology. In C. Chalame, A. Dettwiler, . Mazzocco, & G. Waterlot (Eds.), Game Over? Reconsidering Eschatology (279-292). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110521412-018
Julian of Norwich, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and the Status of Suffering in Christian Theology (2017)
Journal Article
Kilby, K. E. (2018). Julian of Norwich, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and the Status of Suffering in Christian Theology. New Blackfriars, 99(1081), 298-311. https://doi.org/10.1111/nbfr.12298
Philosophy (2016)
Book Chapter
Kilby, K. (2016). Philosophy. In P. McCosker, & D. Turner (Eds.), The Cambridge Companion to TheSumma Theologiae. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cco9781139034159.006
Response to the Reviewers in Book Symposium on Karen Kilby's "Balthasar: a (very) critical introduction' (2015)
Journal Article
Kilby, K. (2015). Response to the Reviewers in Book Symposium on Karen Kilby's "Balthasar: a (very) critical introduction'
Responsible, Critical Assent (2015)
Book Chapter
Kilby, K. (2015). Responsible, Critical Assent. In A. Carroll, M. Kerkwijk, M. Kirwan, & J. Sweeney (Eds.), Towards a Kenotic Vision of Authority in the Catholic Church. Council for Research and Values in Philosophy
Too many trinities? Kendall Soulen's Trinitarian Trinitarianism (2015)
Journal Article
Kilby, K. (2015). Too many trinities? Kendall Soulen's Trinitarian Trinitarianism
Seeking Clarity (2014)
Book Chapter
Kilby, K. (2014). Seeking Clarity. In M. Higton, & J. Fodor (Eds.), the Routledge Companion to the Practice of Christian Theology. Routledge
Trinity and Politics: An Apophatic Approach (2014)
Book Chapter
Kilby, K. (2014). Trinity and Politics: An Apophatic Approach. In O. Crisp, & F. Sanders (Eds.), Advancing Trinitarian Theology: Explorations in Constructive Dogmatics. Zondervan
Christian Theology, Anti-Liberalism, and Modern Jewish Thought (2014)
Book Chapter
Kilby, K. (2014). Christian Theology, Anti-Liberalism, and Modern Jewish Thought. In A. Bielik-Robson, & A. Lipszyc (Eds.), Judaism in contemporary thought : traces and influence (155-164). Routledge
Trinity, Tradition and Politics (2014)
Book Chapter
Kilby, K. (2014). Trinity, Tradition and Politics. In C. Chalamet, & M. Vial (Eds.), iRecent Developments in Trinitarian Theology: an International Symposium (73-86). Fortress Press
Balthasar: A (Very)Critical Introduction (2012)
Book
Kilby, K. (2012). Balthasar: A (Very)Critical Introduction. EerdmansThe enormously prolific Swiss Roman Catholic theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-1988) was marginalized during much of his life, but his reputation over time has only continued to grow. He was said to be the favorite theologian of John Paul II an... Read More about Balthasar: A (Very)Critical Introduction.
Faithful Reading: New Essays in Theology in Honour of Fergus Kerr, OP. (2012)
Book
Oliver, S., Kilby, K., & O'Loughlin, T. (Eds.). (2012). Faithful Reading: New Essays in Theology in Honour of Fergus Kerr, OP. T&T ClarkFergus Kerr, OP is one of the foremost Catholic theologians of his generation. His works are widely read by specialists and students in the UK, North America and across the world. His 'Theology after Wittgenstein' is regarded as a seminal work in phi... Read More about Faithful Reading: New Essays in Theology in Honour of Fergus Kerr, OP..
Is an Apophatic Trinitarianism Possible? (2010)
Journal Article
Kilby, K. (2010). Is an Apophatic Trinitarianism Possible?. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 12(1), 65-77. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2400.2009.00494.xA good deal of recent theology has been characterized by a robust, self-confident trinitarianism. Is it possible, by contrast, to develop something like an apophatic trinitarianism? This article attempts to sketch what such a thing might look like an... Read More about Is an Apophatic Trinitarianism Possible?.
Karl Rahner's Ecclesiology (2009)
Journal Article
Kilby, K. (2009). Karl Rahner's Ecclesiology. New Blackfriars, 90(1026), 188-200. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-2005.2008.01266.xFor reasons of academic fashion and ecclesial politics, Rahner is often dismissed as a liberal. Though elements of his thought on the church/world relationship do not date well, and others have been so thoroughly absorbed into the mainstream as to lo... Read More about Karl Rahner's Ecclesiology.
The SPCK Introduction to Karl Rahner. (2007)
Book
Kilby, K. (2007). The SPCK Introduction to Karl Rahner. SPCK
Aquinas, the Trinity and the Limits of Understanding. (2005)
Journal Article
Kilby, K. (2005). Aquinas, the Trinity and the Limits of Understanding. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 7(4), 414-427. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2400.2005.00175.xThomas's trinitarian doctrine is commonly criticized as being abstract and unbiblical; several writers have offered defences against this charge, but these perhaps ignore too much the genuinely reticent and apophatic aspects of Thomas's thought. In t... Read More about Aquinas, the Trinity and the Limits of Understanding..
Karl Rahner: Theology and Philosophy. (2004)
Book
Kilby, K. (2004). Karl Rahner: Theology and Philosophy. RoutledgeKarl Rahner is one of the great theologians of the twentieth century, known for his systematic, foundationalist approach. This bold and original book explores the relationship between his theology and his philosophy, and argues for the possibility of... Read More about Karl Rahner: Theology and Philosophy..
Evil and the limits of theology (2003)
Journal Article
Kilby, K. (2003). Evil and the limits of theology. New Blackfriars, 84(983), 13-29. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-2005.2003.tb06484.x
Perichoresis and Projection: Problems with Social Doctrines of the Trinity. (2000)
Journal Article
Kilby, K. (2000). Perichoresis and Projection: Problems with Social Doctrines of the Trinity. New Blackfriars, 81(957), 432-445. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-2005.2000.tb06456.x