Catholic Theology of Revelation on the Eve of Vatican II

A Redaction History of the Schema de Fontibus Revelationis (1960-1962)
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-90-04-18105-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 41, 295 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 1360 g

Reihe: Brill's Series in Church History

In recent literature on the history of the Second Vatican Council, the schema De fontibus revelationis is a constant point of reference. In most cases, its utter rejection during the conciliar debate on revelation, biblical exegesis, and the nature of Scripture and Tradition, is regarded as a milestone for the council's development. This book is devoted to the background, genesis, and evolution of that very document, and offers a critical revision of the way in which the document has been received in conciliar historiography, based upon a study of archival material. The result is a new approach, not only of the conciliar revelation debate, but also of the way in which the conciliar preparation period has been regarded up until the present day.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schelkens, Karim

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction

1. Preconciliar Vota and their Background. The Belgian Example
1. The Antepreparatory Vota
2. Background: Five Decades of Debates

2. The Preparatory Theological Commission
1. Composition
2. Establishment and Presidency
3. Electing Members and Consultors

3. The Schema Compendiosum (1960)
1. First Draft
2. Background and Reactions

4. The Constitutio de fontibus (January 1961)
1. A Roman Controversy
2. Constitutio de fontibus: Redaction

5. The Constitutio de fontibus revelationis (June 1961)
1. Background
2. Reactions to the January Draft
3. A Subcommission at Work (April – June)

6. Reception of the June Draft
1. The Theological Commission
2. The Central Preparatory Commission
3. The Schema on the Sources: A Compromise Draft

Conclusions
1. Some Notes on the Opening Days of the Council
2. Opening of Vatican II: A Schema Rejected
3. An Ill-Reputed Text
4. A Renewed Appraisal

Archival Sources and Selected Bibliography
Index of names

Über Autor(innen)

Karim Schelkens, Ph.D. (2007) in Theology, Catholic University of Leuven, has studied in Leuven and at the Université Laval, Canada. He has published extensively on the history of the Second Vatican Council, including an edition of the Carnets conciliaires de Mgr. Gerard Philips (Peeters, 2006).