''Nova et Vetera'' is a

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theological journal in the that focuses on contemporary issues facing the

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. Published in the Swiss region of

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, the main language of the journal is

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. It is also published in a distinct English edition founded by Matthew Levering in 2003. Its current co-editors are Levering, a professor at Mundelein Seminary, and Fr

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of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. The English edition is currently published by the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.

Description

The English edition of ''Nova et Vetera'' is published quarterly and provides an international forum for theological and philosophical studies from a Thomistic perspective. It seeks to be "at the heart of the Church," faithful to the

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and the teachings of the

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, and devoted to the work of true dialogue, both ecumenically and across intellectual disciplines. ''Nova et Vetera'' is a peer-reviewed journal. The journal was founded in 1926 by future Cardinal

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in association with

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. Authors who have published articles in the English edition of ''Nova et Vetera'' include a wide variety of eminent scholars such as

Robert Barron Robert Emmet Barron (born November 19, 1959) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester since 2022. He is the founder of the Catholic ministerial organization Word on Fire, a ...

, John Joy,

Richard Bauckham Richard John Bauckham (; born 22 September 1946) is an English Anglican scholar in theology, historical theology and New Testament studies, specialising in New Testament Christology and the Gospel of John. He is a senior scholar at Ridley H ...

, Romanus Cessario,

Georges Cottier Georges Marie Martin Cottier (; 25 April 1922 – 31 March 2016) was a Swiss Catholic prelate who served as Theologian of the Pontifical Household under Pope John Paul II from 1990 to 2005, after a career as a theologian and teacher. He was a ...

, Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia, Cardinal

Avery Dulles Avery Robert Dulles ( ; August 24, 1918 – December 12, 2008) was an American Jesuit priest, theologian, and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Dulles served on the faculty of Woodstock College from 1960 to 1974, of the Catholic University of Amer ...

Francis George Francis Eugene George (January 16, 1937 – April 17, 2015) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the eighth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois (1997–2014) and previously served as bishop of the Dio ...

, Richard B. Hays, F. Russell Hittinger, William Kurz,

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, Francis Martin, Frank Matera, Edward T. Oakes, Michele Schumacher, Christopher Seitz, Janet E. Smith,

Geoffrey Wainwright Geoffrey Wainwright (1939 – 17 March 2020) was an English theologian. He spent much of his career in the United States and taught at Duke Divinity School. Wainwright made major contributions to modern Methodist theology and Christian liturgy, ...

, Thomas Weinandy, Robert Louis Wilken,

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, and Stephen B. Clark, among many others.

References

External links

Official website for French editionOfficial website for English editionSt. Paul Center for Biblical Theology
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