Reception of and Trajectories for Vatican II in Asia

The article offers a historical analysis of the impact of Vatican II on the Asian Catholic churches. It places this reception of the council within the various contexts of Asia and Asian Christianity and argues that this reception includes an expansion of the council's trajectories insofar as A...

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Main Author: Phan, Peter C. 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2013
In: Theological studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 74, Issue: 2, Pages: 302-320
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Summary:The article offers a historical analysis of the impact of Vatican II on the Asian Catholic churches. It places this reception of the council within the various contexts of Asia and Asian Christianity and argues that this reception includes an expansion of the council's trajectories insofar as Asian Catholicism, led by the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, carries out the council's renewal agenda to respond to the internal and external challenges facing the Asian Catholic churches in the last five decades.
ISSN:2169-1304
Contains:Enthalten in: Theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/004056391307400203