''Concilium'' is an
academic journal
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of
Catholic theology
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. It was established in 1965 by the publishing firm
T&T Clark and is published five times a year. The journal was established by Anton van den Boogaard, a Dutch businessman who served as treasurer and President of the Concilium Foundation, Paul Brand,
Yves Congar,
Hans Küng,
Johann Baptist Metz,
Karl Rahner
Karl Rahner (5 March 1904 – 30 March 1984) was a German Jesuits, Jesuit priest and theologian who, alongside Henri de Lubac, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Yves Congar, is considered to be one of the most influential Catholic theology, Cat ...
,
Henri de Lubac
Henri-Marie Joseph Sonier de Lubac (; 20 February 1896 – 4 September 1991), better known as Henri de Lubac, was a French Jesuit priest and Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal who is considered one of the most influential Theology, theologia ...
,
Hans Urs von Balthasar, and
Edward Schillebeeckx
Edward Cornelis Florentius Alfonsus Schillebeeckx (November 12, 1914 – December 23, 2009) was a Belgium, Belgian Catholic Church, Catholic theologian born in Antwerp. He taught at the Radboud University Nijmegen, Catholic University in Nijmegen ...
. Balthasar and de Lubac later resigned and founded ''
Communio'', which became the rival journal of ''Concilium''.
It is published in six languages: Croatian, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
''Concilium'' aims at promoting theological discussion in the "spirit of
Vatican II
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" from which it was born. It is a Catholic journal, but is open to other
Christian theological traditions and non-Christian faiths.
''Concilium'' was awarded the
Herbert Haag Prize for 2015 by the Herbert Haag Foundation for Freedom in the Church.
See also
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Aggiornamento
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John XXIII
In his speech ...
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List of theological journals
Theological journals are academic periodical publications in the field of theology. WorldCat returns about 4,000 items for the search subject "Theology Periodicals" and more than 2,200 for "Bible Periodicals". Some journals are listed below.
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References
External links
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English language edition website
Catholic studies journals
Academic journals established in 1965
Multilingual journals
5 times per year journals
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