The ecumenical legacy of Johannes Cardinal Willebrands (1909-2006)
By: edited by Adelbert Denaux, Peter De Mey ; in collaboration with Maria ter Steeg and Lorelei Fuchs
Contributors: Willebrands, J. G. M.; Catholic Church. Pontificium Consilium ad Christianorum Unitatem Fovendam
Series: Bibliotheca Ephemeridum theologicarum Lovaniensium -- 253; Bibliotheca Ephemeridum theologicarum Lovaniensium -- 253.
Publisher: Peeters
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Leuven; Walpole, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9789042927353
Subjects: World Council of Churches; Religionsgespräch; Judaism; Vatican Council. fast (OCoLC)fst01405122; Interfaith relations; Relations; Catholic Church; Ecumenical movement; Christian union; Congresses; Ekumenik; Ökumenische Theologie; Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano); History
Notes: Papers presented at two symposia organized in memory of Cardinal Willebrands. The first was held in Utrecht, September 2-5, 2009, under the auspices of the Cardinal Willebrands Archive and the Tilburg School of Catholic Theology. The second was held November 29, 2009, at the Pontificia Università gregoriana, under the auspices of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

Includes a chronological bibliography of the works of Johannes Cardinal Willebrands (pages 331-367).

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Johannes Cardinal Willebrands (1909-2006) : his life and his spirituality : opening lecture  -- Adelbert Denaux; title: The formative years of Cardinal Willebrands : ecumenical developments in the Netherlands 1940-1960  -- Anton Houtepen; title: The enduring influence of Newman on Willebrands' ecumenical views  -- Terrence Merrigan; title: Johannes Willebrands and the Catholic Conference for Ecumenical Questions (1952-1963)  -- Peter De Mey; title: Willebrands' diaries and agendas 1958-1965 : a view behind the curtain  -- Theo Salemink; title: Willebrands at the Council : a historical approach  -- Mauro Velati; title: With passion for unity : approaches to the ecumenical theology of Johannes Willebrands  -- Wolfgang Thönissen; title: Cardinal Willebrands as an exponent of Catholic ecumenical theology  -- Jared Wicks; title: Johannes Cardinal Willebrands and the Eastern Christian churches  -- Michel Van Parys; title: Willebrands, the churches of the West, and the World Council of Churches : a Roman-Catholic assessment  -- John A. Radano; title: Cardinal Willebrands and the relations between Rome and the World Council of Churches  -- William Henn; title: The significance of Cardinal Willebrands' ecumenical work for the Protestant churches  -- Günther Gassmann; title: Msgr. Willebrands and Nostra aetate 4 : diplomacy and pragmatism  -- Mathijs Lamberigts, Leo Declerck; title: Johannes Willebrands as a theologian of the Jewish-Christian dialogue  -- Marcel Poorthuis; title: Johannes Cardinal Willebrands and Judaism : the architecture of the Jewish-Christian dialogue  -- Pier Francesco Fumagalli; title: Johannes Willebrands : a Jewish view  -- Judith Hershcopf Banki; title: The legacy of Johannes Cardinal Willebrands and the future of ecumenism  -- Walter Kasper; title: Memories of J. Willebrands at Vatican II : an insider's story  -- Thomas Stransky; title: Johannes Willebrands, "an authentic protagonist of Christian unity" (John Paul II) : experiences and insights -- Paul-Werner Scheele.