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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

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/10.4324/9780429273650

It 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.12393

John 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.

Suffering and the Christian Life (2019)
Book
Kilby, K., & Davies, R. (Eds.). (2019). Suffering and the Christian Life. Bloomsbury, T&T Clark

This 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.12577

This 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.

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

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

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

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 Clark

Fergus 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.x

A 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?.

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.x

Thomas'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..