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2026

Cover of Concilium 2026/4, Classics in Theology Today 2026/4

Classics in Theology Today

 Cover of Concilium 2026/3, Theologies of Body 2026/3

Theologies of Body

 Cover of Concilium 2026/2, Theology and Artificial Intelligence 2026/2

Theology and Artificial Intelligence

 Cover of Concilium 2026/1, Democracy in Crisis 2026/1

Democracy in Crisis

2025

Cover of Concilium 2025/5, Pain and Solace 2025/5

Pain and Solace

 Cover of Concilium 2025/4, New Frontiers in Christian Comparative Theology 2025/4

New Frontiers in Christian Comparative Theology

 Cover of Concilium 2025/3, Prison 2025/3

Prison

 Cover of Concilium 2025/2, Sacramentality 2025/2

Sacramentality

 Cover of Concilium 2025/1, Nicaea After 1700 Years. Critical Insights into a Living Legacy 2025/1

Nicaea After 1700 Years. Critical Insights into a Living Legacy

2024

Cover of Concilium 2024/5, Dance as an Art of Resistance 2024/5

Dance as an Art of Resistance

 Cover of Concilium 2024/4, Prayer 2024/4

Prayer

 Cover of Concilium 2024/3, Health 2024/3

Health

 Cover of Concilium 2024/2, Resurrection 2024/2

Resurrection

 Cover of Concilium 2024/1, War and Peace 2024/1

War and Peace

2023

Cover of Concilium 2023/5, Theology in Higher Education 2023/5

Theology in Higher Education

 2023/4

Abuses in the Church

 2023/3

Divine Providence: Beyond the Omnipotens Paradigm

 2023/2

Perspectives on Church and Theology in Africa

 2023/1

Racism: Women’s Intercultural Perspectives

2022

  1. 2022/3 Contextual Approaches to the Bible
  2. 2022/2 Covid-19: Beyond the Anthropocene?
  3. 2022/1 New Developments in Theology in Asia

2021

  1. 2021/5 The End of Life: Making Sense of our Finitude
  2. 2021/4 Amazonia: Gift and Tasks
  3. 2021/3 Incarnation in Post/Human age
  4. 2021/2 Synodalities
  5. 2021/1 Church and Theology at the Borders

2020

  1. 2020/5 Differently Able: For a Church Where All Belong
  2. 2020/4 Signs of Hope in Muslim-Christian Relations
  3. 2020/3 Politics, Theology and the Meaning of Power
  4. 2020/2 Masculinities: Theological and Religious Challenge
  5. 2020/1 Decolonial Theology : Violence, Resistance and Spiritualities

2019

  1. 2019/5 Queer Theologies: Becoming the Queer Body of Christ
  2. 2019/4 Christianities and Indigenous Peoples
  3. 2019/3 Technology: Between Apocalypse and Integration
  4. 2019/2 Populism & Religion
  5. 2019/1 The City and Global Development: Beyond the North-South Paradigm

2018

  1. 2018/5 Ecology and Theology of Nature
  2. 2018/4 The Church of the Future
  3. 2018/3 Wisdom and the People’s Theology
  4. 2018/2 Human Security
  5. 2018/1 Asian Christianities

2017

  1. 2017/5 Literature and Theology
  2. 2017/4 Mercy
  3. 2017/3 Minorities
  4. 2017/2 Reformation
  5. 2017/1 Dialogue of Cultural and Religious Rationalities

2016

  1. 2016/5 Revision of Canon Law
  2. 2016/4 Religious Freedom
  3. 2016/3 Suffering and God
  4. 2016/2 Family – Families
  5. 2016/1 Journeys of Liberation: Joys and Hopes for the Future

2015

  1. 2015/5 Silence
  2. 2015/4 Neurosciences, theology and anthropology
  3. 2015/3 Globalization and the Church of the Poor
  4. 2015/2 Young Catholics Reshaping the Church
  5. 2015/1 Religion and Identity in Post Conflict Societies

2014

  1. 2014/5 Corruption
  2. 2014/4 Christianity, Consumerism and the Market
  3. 2014/3 The Return of Apocalypticism
  4. 2014/2 Christian Orthodoxy
  5. 2014/1 Living with Diversity

2013

  1. 2013/5 Orthodoxy
  2. 2013/4 The Ambivalence of Sacrifice
  3. 2013/3 Saints and Sanctity Today
  4. 2013/2 Postcolonial Theology
  5. 2013/1 Reconciliation: Empowering Grace

2012

  1. 2012/5 Water
  2. 2012/4 Gender and Theology
  3. 2012/3 Vatican II begins: 50 years after
  4. 2012/2 Theologians and Bishops
  5. 2012/1 Sacramentalizing Human History

2011

  1. 2011/5 Economy and Religion
  2. 2011/4 Lord and Life Giver: Reflections on the Spirit Today
  3. 2011/3 Human Trafficking
  4. 2011/2 Being Christian
  5. 2011/1 From World Mission to Inter-Religious Witness

2010

  1. 2010/5 Oceania and Its Indigenous Theologies
  2. 2010/4 Atheism
  3. 2010/3 Natural Law
  4. 2010/2 The Bible As Word of God
  5. 2010/1 Ministries in the Church

2009

  1. 2009/5 Fathers of Latin America
  2. 2009/4 Monotheism
  3. 2009/3 Ecotheology
  4. 2009/2 Which Religious Heritages for the Future?
  5. 2009/1 Evil today and struggles to be human

2008

  1. 2008/5 Facing Migration movement in a Global World. How Catholic Theology offers many clues
  2. 2008/4 The Many faces of Mary
  3. 2008/3 Jesus as Christ: What is at Stake in Christology?
  4. 2008/2 China and Christianity
  5. 2008/1 Homosexualities

2007

  1. 2007/5 Ages of Life and Christian Experience
  2. 2007/4 Christianity and Democracy
  3. 2007/3 AIDS
  4. 2007/2 Land Conflicts, Land Utopias
  5. 2007/1 Pluralist Theology: The Emerging Paradigm

2006

  1. 2006/5 The Resurrection of the Dead
  2. 2006/4 African Christianities
  3. 2006/3 Women’s Voices in World Religions
  4. 2006/2 Theology in a World of Specialization
  5. 2006/1 The New Pontificate: A Time for Change?

2005

  1. 2005/5 Islam and Enlightenment
  2. 2005/4 Vatican II: A Forgotten Future
  3. 2005/3 Christianity in Crisis?
  4. 2005/2 Hunger, Bread and the Eucharist
  5. 2005/1 Cyberspace — Cyberethics — Cybertheology

2004

  1. 2004/5 A Different World is Possible
  2. 2004/4 Job’s God
  3. 2004/3 The Structural Betrayal of Trust
  4. 2004/2 Rethinking Europe
  5. 2004/1 Original Sin: A Code of Fallibility

2003

  1. 2003/5 Reconciliation in a World of Conflicts
  2. 2003/4 Learning from other Faiths
  3. 2003/3 ‘Movimenti’ in the Church
  4. 2003/2 The Discourse of Human Dignity
  5. 2003/1 Rethinking Martyrdom

2002

  1. 2002/5 The Rights of Women
  2. 2002/4 Religious Education of Boys and Girls
  3. 2002/3 Brazil: People and Church(es)
  4. 2002/2 Body and Religion
  5. 2002/1 The Many Voices of the Bible

2001

  1. 2001/5 Globalization and its Victims
  2. 2001/4 In Search of Universal Values
  3. 2001/3 The Ecumenical Constitution of Churches
  4. 2001/2 The Return of the Just War
  5. 2001/1 God: Experience and Mystery

2000

  1. 2000/5 In the Power of Wisdom (Feminist Spiritualities of Struggle)
  2. 2000/4 The Bright Side of Faith
  3. 2000/3 Religion During and After Communism
  4. 2000/2 Creating Identity
  5. 2000/1 Evolution and Faith

1999

  1. 1999/5 2000: Reality and Hope
  2. 1999/4 Faith in a Culture of Self-Gratification
  3. 1999/3 Feminist Theology: The Non-Ordination of Women and the Politics of Power
  4. 1999/2 Frontier Violations: The Beginnings of New Identities
  5. 1999/1 Unanswered Questions

1998

  1. 1998/5 Illness and Healing
  2. 1998/4 Is the World Ending?
  3. 1998/3 Women’s Sacred Scriptures
  4. 1998/2 The Ethics of Genetic Engineering
  5. 1998/1 The Fascination of Evil

1997

  1. 1997/5 The Return of the Plague
  2. 1997/4 Religion as a Source of Violence?
  3. 1997/3 The Church in Fragments: Towards What Kind of Unity?
  4. 1997/2 Outside the Market No Salvation?
  5. 1997/1 Scripture: Who do you say that I am?

1996

  1. 1996/6 The Holy Russian Church and Western Christianity
  2. 1996/5 From Life to Law
  3. 1996/4 Pilgrimage
  4. 1996/3 Pentecostal Movements as an Ecumenical Challenge
  5. 1996/2 Little Children Suffer
  6. 1996/1 Feminist Theology in Different Contexts

1995

  1. 1995/6 Religion and Nationalism
  2. 1995/5 Ecology and Poverty
  3. 1995/4 The Family
  4. 1995/3 Liturgy and the Body
  5. 1995/2 The Many Faces of the Divine
  6. 1995/1 The Bible as Cultural Heritage

1994

  1. 1994/6 Fundamental Theology: Why Theology?
  2. 1994/5 Ecclesial Institutions: Catholic Identity
  3. 1994/4 Spirituality: Mysticism and the Institutional Crisis
  4. 1994/3 Ecumenism: Islam: A Challenge for Christianity
  5. 1994/2 Practical Theology: Christianity and Cultures: A Mutual Enrichment
  6. 1994/1 Feminist Theology: Violence against Women

1993

  1. 1993/6 Sociology of Religion: Mass Media
  2. 1993/5 Dogma: Reincarnation or Resurrection?
  3. 1993/4 Moral Theology: Migrants and Refugees
  4. 1993/3 Liturgy: The Specter of Mass Death
  5. 1993/2 Third World Theology: Any Room for Christ in Asia?
  6. 1993/1 Scripture: Messianism through History

1992

  1. 1992/6 Fundamental Theology: The Debate on Modernity
  2. 1992/5 Church Order: The Tabu of Democracy in the Church
  3. 1992/4 Spirituality: Where is God? A Cry of Human Distress
  4. 1992/3 Ecumenism: Fundamentalism as an Ecumenical Challenge
  5. 1992/2 Practical Theology: The New Europe: A Challenge for Christians
  6. 1992/1 Special Issue: Towards the African Synod

1991

  1. 1991/6 Feminist Theology: The Special Nature of Women?
  2. 1991/5 Sociology of Religion: Rerum Novarum: One Hundred Years of Catholic Social Teaching
  3. 1991/4 Dogma: No Heaven without Earth
  4. 1991/3 Moral Theology: Aging
  5. 1991/2 Liturgy: The Pastoral Care of the Sick
  6. 1991/1 Exegesis: The Bible and Its Readers

1990

  1. 1990/6 Third World Theology: 1492–1992 The Voice of the Victims
  2. 1990/5 Practical Theology: Coping with Failure
  3. 1990/4 Ecclesiastical Institutions: Collegiality Put to the Test
  4. 1990/3 Spirituality: Asking and Thanking
  5. 1990/2 Ecumenism: The Ethics of World Religions and Human Rights
  6. 1990/1 Special Issue: On the Threshold of the Third Millennium

1989

  1. 1989/6 Feminist Theology: Motherhood: Experience, Institution, Theology
  2. 1989/5 Sociology of Religion: Sport
  3. 1989/4 Dogma: World Catechism or Inculturation?
  4. 1989/3 Moral Theology: Ethics in the Natural Sciences
  5. 1989/2 Liturgy: Music and the Experience of God
  6. 1989/1 Fundamental Theology: The French Revolution and the Church

1988

  1. 1988/6 Exegesis – Church History: Truth and Its Victims
  2. 1988/5 Third World Theology: Theologies of the Third World: Convergences and Differences
  3. 1988/4 Practical Theology: Diakonia: Church for the Others
  4. 1988/3 Ecclesiastical Institutions: Power In the Church
  5. 1988/2 Spirituality: Christian Identity
  6. 1988/1 Ecumenism: A Council for Peace

1987

  1. 1987/6 Feminist Theology: Woman, Work and Poverty
  2. 1987/5 Religious Sociology: The Church and Christian Democracy
  3. 1987/4 Dogma: Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy
  4. 1987/3 Moral Theology: Changing Values and Virtues
  5. 1987/2 Liturgy: The Fate of Confession
  6. 1987/1 Scripture and Church History: The Exodus — A Lasting Paradigm

1986

  1. 1986/6 Special Issue: Synod 1985: An Evaluation
  2. 1986/5 Third World Theology: Option for the Poor! Challenge to the Rich Countries
  3. 1986/4 Practical Theology: Popular Religion
  4. 1986/3 Church Order: Canon Law — Church Reality
  5. 1986/2 Spirituality: Forgiveness
  6. 1986/1 Ecumenism: Christianity Among World Religions

1985

  1. 1985/6 Feminist Theology: Women — Invisible in Church and Theology
  2. 1985/5 Sociology of Religion: Youth Without a Future?
  3. 1985/4 Dogma: The Teaching Authority of the Believers
  4. 1985/3 Moral Theology: Suicide and the Right to Die
  5. 1985/2 Liturgy: Blessing and Power
  6. 1985/1 Fundamental Theology: Monotheism

1984

  1. 1984/6 Third World Theology: La Iglesia Popular: Between Fear and Hope
  2. 1984/5 Sacred Scripture: The Holocaust as Interruption
  3. 1984/4 Practical Theology: The Transmission of the Faith to the Next Generation
  4. 1984/3 Sociology of Religion: The Sexual Revolution
  5. 1984/2 Moral Theology: The Ethics of Liberation — The Liberation of Ethics
  6. 1984/1 Fundamental Theology and Practical Theology: Different Theologies, Common Responsibility: Babel or Pentecost?

1983

  1. 1983/10 Special Number: Twenty Years of Concilium-Retrospect and Prospect
  2. 1983/9 Spirituality: Job and the Silence of God
  3. 1983/8 Ecumenism: Mary in the Churches
  4. 1983/7 Ecclesial Institutions: The Ecumenical Council and the Church Constitution
  5. 1983/6 Project X: Theology and Cosmology
  6. 1983/5 Fundamental Theology: Indifference to Religion
  7. 1983/4 Practical Theology: Church and Peace
  8. 1983/3 Dogma: Martyrdom Today
  9. 1983/2 Liturgy: A Creative Tradition
  10. 1983/1 Sociology of Religion: New Religious Movements

1982

  1. 1982/10 Moral Theology: Unemployment and the Right to Work
  2. 1982/9 Spirituality: Learning to pray
  3. 1982/8 Ecumenism: The Right to Dissent
  4. 1982/7 Church Order: May Church Ministers be Politicians?
  5. 1982/6 Project ‘X’: The Challenge of Psychology to Faith
  6. 1982/5 Fundamental Theology: Is Being Human a Criterion of Being Christian?
  7. 1982/4 Practical Theology: Religion and Churches in Eastern Europe
  8. 1982/3 Dogma: Jesus, Son of God?
  9. 1982/2 Liturgy: Can we always celebrate the Eucharist?
  10. 1982/1 Sociology of Religion: The Church and Racism

1981

  1. 1981/10 Moral Theology: Christian Ethics: Uniformity, Universality, Pluralism
  2. 1981/9 Spirituality: Francis of Assisi Today
  3. 1981/8 Ecumenism: Who Has the Say in the Church?
  4. 1981/7 Ecclesial Institutions: The Revised Code of Canon Law: a Missed Opportunity?
  5. 1981/6 Project X: Where Does the Church Stand?
  6. 1981/5 Fundamental Theology: Nietzsche and Christianity
  7. 1981/4 Practical Theology: Tensions Between the Churches of the First World and the Third World
  8. 1981/3 Dogma: God as Father
  9. 1981/2 Liturgy: The Times of Celebration
  10. 1981/1 Sociology of Religion: Neo-Conservatism: Social and Religious Phenomenon

1980

  1. 1980/10 Moral Theology: Christian Ethics and Economics: the North-South Conflict
  2. 1980/9 Spirituality: Christian Obedience
  3. 1980/8 Ecumenism: Conflicting Ways of Interpreting the Bible
  4. 1980/7 Ecclesial Institutions: Electing our Own Bishops
  5. 1980/6 Project X: What is Religion? An Inquiry for Christian Theology
  6. 1980/5 Fundamental Theology: True and False Universality of Christianity
  7. 1980/4 Practical Theology: Women in a Men’s Church
  8. 1980/3 Dogma: Right of the Community to a Priest
  9. 1980/2 Liturgy: Symbol and Art in Worship
  10. 1980/1 Sociology of Religion: Work and Religion

1979

  1. 1979/10 Moral Theology: The Dignity of the Despised of the Earth
  2. 1979/9 Spirituality: Models of Holiness
  3. 1979/8 Ecumenism: Conflicts about the Holy Spirit
  4. 1979/7 Ecclesial Institutions: The Roman Curia and the Communion of Churches
  5. 1979/6 Project X: China as a Challenge to the Church
  6. 1979/5 Fundamental Theology: Christianity and the Bourgeoisie
  7. 1979/4 Practical Theology: The Church and the Rights of Man
  8. 1979/3 Dogma: Heaven
  9. 1979/2 Liturgy: Structures of Initiation in Crisis
  10. 1979/1 Sociology of Religion: The Family in Crisis or in Transition

1978

  1. 1978/10 Moral Theology: The Death Penalty and Torture
  2. 1978/9 Spirituality: Discernment of the Spirit and of Spirits
  3. 1978/8 Ecumenism: An Ecumenical Confession of Faith?
  4. 1978/7 Canon Law: The Finances of the Church
  5. 1978/6 Project X: Buddhism and Christianity
  6. 1978/5 Fundamental Theology: Doing Theology in New Places
  7. 1978/4 Practical Theology: Evangelization in the World Today
  8. 1978/3 Dogma: Revelation and Experience
  9. 1978/2 Liturgy: Liturgy and Human Passage
  10. 1978/1 Sociology of Religion: Communication in the Church

1977

  1. 1977/10 Moral Theology: Moral Formation and Christianity
  2. 1977/9 Spirituality: Charisma in the Church
  3. 1977/8 Ecumenism: Why Did God Make Me?
  4. 1977/7 Canon Law: Judgment in the Church
  5. 1977/6 Project X: The Churches of Africa: Future Prospects
  6. 1977/5 Fundamental Theology: Christianity and Socialism
  7. 1977/4 Practical Theology: The Poor and the Church
  8. 1977/3 Dogma: A Personal God?
  9. 1977/2 Liturgy: Liturgy and Cultural Religious Traditions
  10. 1977/1 Sociology of Religion: Ethnicity

1974

  1. 1974/10 Spirituality & Moral Theology: Healing and the Spirit, Sexual Morality
  2. 1974/9 Schillebeeckx 60th Birthday Festschrift: Experience of the Spirit
  3. 1974/8 Ecumenism: Christians and Jews
  4. 1974/7 Canon Law: The Future of the Religious Life
  5. 1974/6 Theology of Liberation: The Mystical and Political Dimension of the Christian Faith
  6. 1974/5 Fundamental Theology: Theology of Joy
  7. 1974/4 Pastoral Theology: The Experience of Dying
  8. 1974/3 Dogma: Jesus Christ and Human Freedom
  9. 1974/2 Liturgy: Politics and Liturgy
  10. 1974/1 Sociology of Religion: The Church as Institution

1973

  1. 1973/10 Power and the Word of God
  2. 1973/9 Spirituality: Spiritual Revivals
  3. 1973/8 Ecumenism: Polarization in the Church
  4. 1973/7 Canon Law: The Future of Christian Marriage
  5. 1973/6 Project X: Humanism and Christianity
  6. 1973/5 Fundamental Theology: The Crisis of Religious Language
  7. 1973/4 Pastoral (Practical) Theology: Political Commitment and Christian Community
  8. 1973/3 Dogma: Truth and Certainty
  9. 1973/2 Liturgy: Liturgical Experience of Faith
  10. 1973/1 Sociology of Religion: The Persistence of Religion

1972

  1. 1972/10 Ministries in the Church
  2. 1972/9 Prayer
  3. 1972/8 Celibacy of the Catholic Priest
  4. 1972/7 Election — Consensus — Reception
  5. 1972/6 The God Question
  6. 1972/5 Man in a New Society
  7. 1972/4 Mutual Recognition of Ecclesial Ministries?
  8. 1972/3 Reform of the Church
  9. 1972/2 Liturgy and the Ministry
  10. 1972/1 The Bishop and the Unity of the Church

1971

  1. 1971/10 Theology, Exegesis and Proclamation
  2. 1971/9 Spirituality, Public or Private?
  3. 1971/8 Contestation in the Church
  4. 1971/7 The Self-Understanding of the Church
  5. 1971/6 Fundamental Theology in the Church
  6. 1971/5 The Manipulation of Man
  7. 1971/4 The Petrine Ministry in the Church
  8. 1971/3 Democratization of the Church
  9. 1971/2 Worship of Christian Man Today
  10. 1971/1 The Sacramental Administration of Reconciliation

1970

  1. 1970/10 Immortality and Resurrection
  2. 1970/9 Hope
  3. 1970/8 Structures of the Church’s Presence in the World of Today
  4. 1970/7 Church History at a Turning Point
  5. 1970/6 Moral Evil Under Challenge
  6. 1970/5 The Future of Marriage as Institution
  7. 1970/4 Post-Ecumenical Christianity
  8. 1970/3 Catechetics for the Future
  9. 1970/2 Prayer and Community
  10. 1970/1 Tension between Church and Faith

1969

  1. 1969/10 The Presence and Absence of God
  2. 1969/9 An Anxious Society Looks to the Gospel
  3. 1969/8 The Dynamism of Canon Law
  4. 1969/7 Sacralization and Secularization in the History of the Church
  5. 1969/6 Fundamental Theology
  6. 1969/5 Profession and Responsibility in Society
  7. 1969/4 Courage Needed
  8. 1969/3 The Ministry and Life of Priests Today
  9. 1969/2 The Future of the Liturgy
  10. 1969/1 Dogma (Eschatology)

1968

  1. 1968/10 The Eucharist: Celebrating the Presence of the Lord.
  2. 1968/9 Christian Life and Eschatology
  3. 1968/8 Order and the Sacraments
  4. 1968/7 Prophecy
  5. 1968/6 Faith and the World of Politics
  6. 1968/5 The Church and Social Morality
  7. 1968/4 Apostolic by Succession?
  8. 1968/3 Preaching the Word of God
  9. 1968/2 Death and Burial: Theology and Liturgy
  10. 1968/1 Man, World and Sacrament

1967

  1. 1967/10 The Value of the Old Testament
  2. 1967/9 Spirituality and Politics
  3. 1967/8 Canon Law — Theology and Renewal
  4. 1967/7 Church History
  5. 1967/6 Evolution
  6. 1967/5 Morality, Progress and History
  7. 1967/4 The Debate on the Sacraments
  8. 1967/3 Atheism and Indifference
  9. 1967/2 Adult Baptism and Initiation
  10. 1967/1 Revelation and Dogma

1966

  1. 1966/10 The Bible and Tradition
  2. 1966/9 Religion less Christianity?
  3. 1966/8 Religious freedom
  4. 1966/7 Historical investigations
  5. 1966/6 Christian Faith vs. Atheism
  6. 1966/5 War, poverty, freedom: the Christian response
  7. 1966/4 Do we know the others?
  8. 1966/3 Pastoral Mission after Vatican II
  9. 1966/2 The Church worships
  10. 1966/1 Who is Jesus of Nazareth?

1965

  1. 1965/10 Scripture: Inspiration and Authority
  2. 1965/9 Spirituality: Spirituality in church and world
  3. 1965/8 Canon Law: Pastoral reform in church government
  4. 1965/7 Church History
  5. 1965/6 The Church and the World
  6. 1965/5 Moral Theology
  7. 1965/4 Ecumenism
  8. 1965/3 The Pastoral mission of the church
  9. 1965/2 Liturgy
  10. 1965/1 Dogma – General introduction to Concilium
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