Table of Contents

Part 1 The impact of historical events on theology: the condemnation of modernism and the survival of Catholic theology, Victor Consemius; the Great War and the theologians, Douglas John Hall; after the Bolshevik revolution - theologians in the Russian diaspora, Bernard Dupuis; returning from exile - Catholic theology in the late 1930s, Joseph A. Komonchak; the Great Depression - the response of North American theologians, Donald Schweitzer; theologians in Nazi Germany, A. James Reimer; the Holocaust - theological and ethical reflections, Rosemary Radford Ruether; the golden years of welfare capitalism, Gary Dorrien; emergence of a world church and the irruption of the poor, Virgilio Elizondo; genesis of a new world - globalization from above vs globalization from below, Lee Cormie. Part 2 Theological evaluation of events and movements: the myth of the 20th century - the rise and fall of secularization, Harvey Cox; the conciliar ecumenical movement - transcending imperial globalism and parochial tribalism, Ulrich Duchrow; the impact of Vatican II, Robert J. Schreiter; the impact of Marxist ideas on Christian theology, Gregory Baum; the women's movement and theology in the 20th century, Susan A. Ross; voices from the margins in the states Dwight N. Hopkins and Linda E. Thomas; the ecological crisis, Stephen B. Scharper; the postmodern debate, Michael J. Scanlon; concluding reflections - looking back over the century, Gregory Baum.

About the Author

Professor Emeritus at the Religious Studies Faculty of McGill University in Montreal. Editor of The Ecumenist since 1962