Catholicism Opening to the World and Other Confessions: Vatican II and its Impact

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This volume explores how Catholicism began and continues to open its doors to the wider world and to other confessions in embracing ecumenism, thanks to the vision and legacy of the Second Vatican Council. It explores such themes as the twentieth century context preceding the council; parallels between Vatican II and previous councils; its distinctively pastoral character; the legacy of the council in relation to issues such as church-world dynamics, as well as to ethics, social justice, economic activity. Several chapters discuss the role of women in the church before, during, and since the council. Others discern inculturation in relation to Vatican II. The book also contains a wide and original range of ecumenical considerations of the council, including by and in relation to Free Church, Reformed, Orthodox, and Anglican perspectives. Finally, it considers the Council’s ongoing promise and remaining challenges with regard to ecumenical issues, including a groundbreaking essay on the future of ecumenical dialogue by Cardinal Walter Kasper. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxiv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 How a Church Opened Its Doors (Gerard Mannion)....Pages 3-14 Deconstructing and Reconstructing a Cliché—Vatican II as a “Pastoral Council” (John O’Malley)....Pages 15-21 Front Matter ....Pages 23-23 Benedict XV: A Most Unexpected Architect of Vatican II (Agnes de Dreuzy)....Pages 25-42 Gaudium et Spes and the Opening to the World (Charles E. Curran)....Pages 43-58 Economic Activity in Gaudium et Spes: Opening to the World or Theological Vocation? (Matthew A. Shadle)....Pages 59-75 Front Matter ....Pages 77-77 Women During and After Vatican II (Patricia Madigan)....Pages 79-96 Opening to the World: A Reformed Feminist Posture of Openness (Mary McClintock Fulkerson)....Pages 97-105 Tensions Over “Feminism,” US Women Religious, and the Contested Reception of Vatican II (Anne E. Patrick)....Pages 107-118 Women and the Art of Magisterium: Reflections on Vatican II and the Postconciliar Church (Gerard Mannion)....Pages 119-147 Front Matter ....Pages 149-149 We Are the Church: Church in Dialogue in Papua (Jan Nielen)....Pages 151-165 Mary as Type and Model of Church in Lumen Gentium: Reception in Asia (Agnes M. Brazal)....Pages 167-184 From The Cardinal to The Shoes of the Fisherman: Hollywood’s Curious Fascination with Vatican II (Paul G. Monson)....Pages 185-201 Front Matter ....Pages 203-203 Bridges and Doors: An Ecumenical Reading of Vatican II (Dale T. Irvin)....Pages 205-216 Vatican II: A Shift in the Attitude of the Roman Catholic Church Toward the Reformation Churches?—A Protestant Perspective (Dagmar Heller)....Pages 217-235 The Russian Orthodox Observers at Vatican II in the Context of Soviet Religious Politics (Anastacia Wooden)....Pages 237-256 Vatican II and the Redefinition of Anglicanism (Mark D. Chapman)....Pages 257-279 Front Matter ....Pages 281-281 Surveying the Impact of Unitatis Redintegratio: Achieved Convergences—Current Processes—Open Questions (Dorothea Sattler)....Pages 283-290 A Patroness for the Council? Building a Movement for Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Aid of Church Unity (Patrick J. Hayes)....Pages 291-307 The Ecumenical Imperative After Vatican II: Achievements and Challenges (Susan K. Wood)....Pages 309-325 Front Matter ....Pages 327-327 Remembering the Future: Church and Churches Toward Multifaceted Unity (H. E. Cardinal W. Kasper)....Pages 329-346 Back Matter ....Pages 347-360