It might seem that there’s nothing new under the sun in the world of theology, but that’s not the case. This spring, The New Ressourcement journal launched its first issue. The journal is sponsored by Word on Fire Academic, one of the many great ministries founded by Bishop Robert Barron. In fact, Bishop Barron has an article in the first issue. The editorial staff is an all-star lineup: Matthew Levering of Mundelein Seminary, Jonathan Ciraulo of St. Meinrad Seminary, and my own colleague at the Gregorian University, Aaron Pidel, S.J. The authors represented in the first issue can also all be fairly described as all stars.

Here’s a description of the journal from its website:

The New Ressourcement

 is a quarterly journal of theology and philosophy published by Word on Fire Academic. It serves the Church and the academy by publishing scholarly articles that demonstrate the depth and relevance of the entirety of the Catholic tradition.

This journal aims to sentire cum tota ecclesia, to think with the whole Church as it has ever reflected on the mystery of the Incarnate Christ, as seen in sources that are biblical, patristic, medieval, as well as modern. The journal draws inspiration from, and seeks to continue the work of, previous generations of ressourcement theologians. It shares with them a conviction that the renewal of theology and philosophy occurs by returning to sources that remain inexhaustible. This ressourcement is “new” because we trust that this patrimony is fertile enough to encounter contemporary questions confidently and to illuminate the challenges and opportunities that shape the present age.

https://newressourcement.wordonfire.org