Theological Studies and the Reception of Vatican II

Abstract

This study begins with articles that appeared in Theological Studies during Vatican II and concerned the making of three conciliar documents. It then investigates the reception of the Council in the pages of Theological Studies: the first twenty years (1966–85); the ensuing decades (1986–2011); the fifty-year celebrations (2012–15) and their immediate aftermath. The Extraordinary Synod of 1985 gave a fresh impetus to research and writing about Vatican II. This article examines major contributions to the reception of the Council that appeared in Theological Studies and came from such scholars as Avery Dulles, John O’Malley, Francis Sullivan, and Jared Wicks. Theological Studies has done much toward receiving Vatican II and continues to do so.