50 Years On

David G. Schultenover, SJ, is Henri de Lubac Professor of Historical Theology at Marquette University and editor in chief of Theological Studies. In 1975 he received his PhD in historical theology from St. Louis University with a concentration on Roman Catholic Modernism and, more specifically, George Tyrrell. Among his publications are George Tyrrell: In Search of Catholicism and A View from Rome: On the Eve of the Modernist Crisis.

• ContentsPreface   viiIntroduction  Reproach vs. Rapprochement: Historical Preconditions of a Paradigm Shift in the Reform of Vatican II   xiStephen Schloesser, SJPart 1: General InterpretationsChapter 1 “The Hermeneutic of Reform”: A Historical Analysis   3John W. O’Malley, SJChapter 2 Toward a Comprehensive Interpretation of the Council and Its Documents   35Ormond RushChapter 3 Vatican II: The History and the Narratives   61Massimo FaggioliChapter 4 Does Vatican II Represent Continuity or Discontinuity?   83Gerald O’Collins, SJPart 2: Specific InterpretationsChapter 5 Developments in Teaching Authority since Vatican II   115Francis A. Sullivan, SJChapter 6 The Trinitarian Depths of Vatican II   137Anne HuntChapter 7 Ecclesial Conversion after Vatican II: Renewing “the Face of the Church” to Reflect “the Genuine Face of God”   155Ormond RushChapter 8 Sin, Intimacy, and the Genuine Face of the Church: A Response to Ormond Rush   175Natalia Imperatori-LeePart 3: Church MissionChapter 9 Revisiting Mission at Vatican II: Theology and Practice for Today’s Missionary Church   183Stephen B. Bevans, SVDChapter 10 “I Am Joseph, Your Brother”: A Jewish Perspective on Catholic-Jewish Relations since Nostra Aetate No. 4   207Edward KesslerChapter 11 What Nostra Aetate Inaugurated: A Conversion to the “Providential Mystery of Otherness”   235Mary C. Boys, SNJMPart 4: Reception of Vatican IIChapter 12 “After All, Africa Is Largely a Nonliterate Continent”: The Reception of Vatican II in Africa   273Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJChapter 13 Reception of and Trajectories for Vatican II in Asia   293Peter C. PhanChapter 14 The Reception of Vatican II in Latin America   313O. Ernesto ValientePart 5: Specific DocumentsChapter 15 The Divine Dignity of Human Persons in Dignitatis Humanae   347Ladislas Orsy, SJChapter 16 Scripture Reading Urged Vehementer (Dei Verbum No. 25): Background and Development   365Jared Wicks, SJChapter 17 Religious Life in the Vatican II Era: “State of Perfection” or Living Charism?   391Maryanne Confoy, RSCAfterword Vatican II: Relevance and Future   419Gilles RouthierContributors   439

Though it concluded only fifty years ago, Vatican II played out in a different world and in ways that seem complicated and even mysterious to today's readers. This collection will long remain a valuable resource for unlocking the meaning of the council and its interpretation. Some of the best scholars in this field contributed to several issues of Theological Studies during the council's jubilee, and these selections comprise a truly fitting tribute to the council that created the contemporary Catholic Church and shaped relations among Christians and among all people of goodwill into the present century.John Borelli, Georgetown University