A systematic study of how the thoughts of six of the great theologians of the 20th century were tributaries of influence in the documents of Vatican II. Specifically, the course will investigate the theological contributions made to Vatican II by (1) Marie-Dominique Chenu with his thrology of the "signs of the times"; (2) Yves Congar with his ecclesiological and ecumenical theology; (3) Henri de Lubac with his theology of history; (4) Karl Rahner with his anthropocentric theology; (5) Edward Schillebeeckx with his sacramental theology; and (6) John Courtney Murray with his theology of religious freedom.
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