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Classics in Theology Today

Edited by Massimo Faggioli, Steven Battin, Stephan van Erp

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Theology in the spirit of Vatican II

Concilium was founded in 1963 by Yves Congar, Hans Küng, Johann Baptist Metz, Karl Rahner, Edward Schillebeeckx and their colleagues to carry the conversation of the Council forward. Rooted in the Catholic heritage and open to other Christian traditions and the world's faiths, each issue gathers theologians from every continent around one question of our time.

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Members of the Board of Editors of Concilium
1965
The first issue appears, born of the Second Vatican Council
5 a year
Each issue takes up one theme of our time
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New Director in 2026

Welcoming 2026 with a New Director to the Board of Concilium! Antonina Wozna holds a PhD in Fundamental Theology from the Antonianum University in Rome, Italy, and a PhD in Arts and…

In this issue

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Part One: The Question of the Classics in Theology Today

  1. The Doctrine of Loci Theologici as a Path to a Contemporary Understanding of Theological Classics Martin Kirschner
  2. Discerning the “Classic” in David Tracy’s Theology Barnabas Palfrey
  3. How the Post/Decolonial Rereads the Classics in Theology Judith Gruber
  4. Do Classics Survive Paradigm Shifts? Postmodern Criticism and Radical Hermeneutics Lieven Boeve

Part Two: Different Canons of Classics

  1. From “Classical” Theology to the Classics of African Theology: Some Figures in Ecclesiology Ignace Ndongala
  2. Theology in Asia: Whose Perspectives and to What End? Ruben C. Mendoza
  3. Biblical Ethos of Latin American Theology: Normativity of Territorial Conflicts for its Ecclesial Style Sandra Arenas
  4. Theological Classics in Contemporary Europe? Reflections on the Canon of Christian Theology Kurt Appel

Part Three: Old and New Classics in Different Subdisciplines

  1. The Bible as Theology’s Classic: From Ancient Schools to Modern Debates Veronika Burz-Tropper
  2. Measuring the Weight of History: Rethinking Classics in Fundamental Theology Stephan van Erp
  3. Sangam, Not Classic: Seven Texts in Post-Vatican II Moral Theology Cathleen Kaveny
  4. Christian Mystical/Spiritual Classics Today: Some Critical Considerations Amy Maxey
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Karl Rahner and Edward Schillebeeckx, General Introduction, Concilium 1 (1965)

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