Yves Congar, OP
Marquette University e-Publications@Marquette Dissertations (2009 -) Dissertations, Theses, and Professional Projects Yves Congar, O.P.: Ecumenist of the Twentieth Century Paul Raymond Caldwell Marquette University Recommended Citation Caldwell, Paul Raymond, "Yves Congar, O.P.: Ecumenist of the Twentieth Century" (2012). Dissertations (2009 -). 223. https://epublications.marquette.edu/dissertations_mu/223 YVES CONGAR, O.P.: ECUMENICIST OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AND THE THEOLOGIAN OF VATICAN II by Paul R. Caldwell, B.S., M.P.T., J.D. A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Milwaukee, Wisconsin December 2012 ABSTRACT YVES CONGAR, O.P.: ECUMENICIST OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AND THE THEOLOGIAN OF VATICAN II Paul R. Caldwell, B.A., M.P.T., J.D. Marquette University, 2012 While the name “Yves Congar” is recognizable by theologians and others there is a gap between recognition and familiarity: awareness that there was an Yves Congar is distinguished from knowing what he stood for and what he did. Eight years before Vatican II Congar was so distrusted by the Church that he was “distanced” from France for almost two years. Yet, several years after Vatican II he was elevated from priest to Cardinal in one day. Congar’s nouvelle théologie of ecumenism and unity, ressourcement and reform, changed the face of the Church to the world. In this, Congar had an impact on countless human beings. Many of his works, however, required translation from French, some for the first time. In this dissertation, Congar’s Principles of Ecumenism were systematically organized.
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