Recent Publications
"Is Christ Divided? Dealing with Diversity and Disagreement," Origins 33/9 (July 17, 2003)140-47.
"Augustine, Aquinas or the Gospel sine glossa: Divisions over Gaudium et spes," in Unfinished Journey: The Church 40 Years after Vatican II. Essays for John Wilkins, ed. Austen Ivereigh (New York: Continuum, 2003) 102-18.
"Canon Law in the Service of Communion: The Example of James H. Provost," The Jurist 63 (2003) 1-21.
"The Violence of the Cross: A mystery, not a punishment," Commonweal122 (January 28, 2005) 19-22.
"The Future of Theology in the Church," in New Horizons in Theology, ed. Terrence W. Tilley (Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2005) 16-39.
"The Church in Crisis: Pope Benedict's Theological Vision," Commonweal 132 (June 3, 2005) 11-14.
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JOSEPH A. KOMONCHAK-- COMPLETE PUBLICATIONS
Articles
1. "The Problem of a Religious A Priori," The Dunwoodie Review 7 (l967) l99-2l4.
2. "Ordinary Papal Magisterium and Religious Assent," in Contraception: Authority and Dissent, ed. Charles E. Curran (New York: Herder and Herder, l969) l0l-l26; reprinted in Readings in Moral Theology, No. 3: The Magisterium and Morality, ed. C.E. Curran and R.A. McCormick (New York: Paulist Press, l982) 67-90.
3. [With William Ryan et al., "The Liberation of Men and Nations: The Role of the Church in the Americas," The Catholic Mind 69 (September l97l) l3-29; also published in Studies in the International Apostolate of Jesuits l (l972) 39-64.
4. "Preaching and Social Development," ComPassion 1 (September 1972) 2-6.
5. "Redemptive Justice: An Interpretation of the Cur Deus Homo," The Dunwoodie Review 12 (l972) 35-55.
6. "A Theology of Liberation," The Catholic Charities Review 57 (l973) l-8; also published in The Catholic Mind, 7l (April l973) 2l-29.
7. "Towards a Theology of Liberation," in The Social Mission of the Church: A Theological Reflection, ed. Edward J. Ryle (Washington, D.C.: National Catholic School of Social Service, [l973]) 5-28.
8. "Response to Professor Tavard--II," Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America 29 (l974) 389-95.
9. "The Church," The Catholic Encyclopedia for School and Home: The Contemporary Church (New York: Grolier, l974) 47-49.
10. "Membership in the Church," Ibid., p. l60.
11. "John Courtney Murray," Ibid., l63-64.
12. "Mystical Body of Christ," Ibid., p. l64.
13. "Salvation outside the Church," Ibid., p. 2l9.
14. "Theology, Transcendental," Ibid., 235-36.
15. "Theological Questions on the Ordination of Women," in Women and Catholic Priesthood: An Expanded Vision, ed. Anne Marie Gardiner (New York: Paulist Press, l976) 24l-59; reprinted in The Catholic Mind 75 (January l977) l3-28.
16. "Réflexions théologiques sur l'autorité enseignante dans l'Eglise," Concilium ll7 (l976) 89-99.
17. "The Permanent Diaconate and the Variety of Ministries in the Church," Diaconal Quarterly 3/3 (l977) l5-23; 3/4 (l977) 29-40; 4/1 (l978) l3-25; reprinted in El Diaconado Permanente en la Iglesia: Estudios y Documentos (Barcelona, l978) 35l-76; and in Diaconal Reader (Washington: USCC, 1985) 12-38.
18. "Humanae Vitae and its Reception: Ecclesiological Reflections," Theological Studies 39 (l978) 22l-57.
19. "Authority, Ecclesiastical," The New Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. XVII: Supplement: Change in the Church (Washington: McGraw-Hill, l979) 3l-32.
20. "Church and World," Ibid., l25-26.
21. "Community of Mankind," Ibid., l48-49.
22. "Society (Theology)" Ibid., p. 6l8.
23. "Death and Rebirth: Newman's 'Letters and Diaries,'" The Journal of Religion 59 (l979) 477-8l.
24. "Christ's Church in Today's World: Medellin, Puebla, and the United States," The Living Light 17 (l980) l08-20.
25. "A Response to Fr. Sobrino," in Theology and Discovery: Essays in Honor of Karl Rahner, S.J. (Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, l980) 228-30.
26. "Ecclesiology and Social Theory: A Methodological Essay," The Thomist 45 (l98l) 262-83.
27. "A New Law for the People of God: Some Theological Reflections," in Canon Law Society of America: Proceedings of the Forty-second Annual Convention (Washington: CLSA, l98l) l4-43.
28. "The Church as the Matrix of Faith," The Journal of Religion 6l (l98l) l88-96.
29. History and Social Theory in Ecclesiology," Lonergan Workshop, vol. II (Chico, CA: Scholars Press, l98l) l-53.
30. "Lonergan and the Tasks of Ecclesiology," in Creativity and Method: Essays in Honor of Bernard Lonergan, S.J. (Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, l98l) 265-73.
31. "Research and the Church: A Theologian's View," The Living Light l8 (l98l) ll2-20; also printed in Towards More Effective Research in the Church (n.p.: FADICA, l98l) 265-73.
32. "'Non-ordained' and 'Ordained' Ministers in the Church," in The Right of a Community to a Priest, ed. E. Schillebeeckx and J.B. Metz (Concilium l33; New York: Seabury, l980) 44-50.
33. "The Church Universal as the Communion of Local Churches," in Where Does the Church Stand?, ed. G. Alberigo and G. Gutierrez (Concilium l46; New York: Seabury, l98l) 30-35.
34. "The Status of the Faithful in the Revised Code of Canon Law," in The Revised Code of Canon Law: A Missed Opportunity?, ed. P. Huizing and K. Walf (Concilium l47; New York: Seabury, l98l) 37-45.
35. "Moral Pluralism and the Unity of Faith," in One Faith, One Church, Many Moralities?, ed. J. Pohier and D. Mieth (Concilium l50; New York: Seabury, l98l) 89-94.
36. "Ministry and the Local Church," Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America 36 (l98l) 56-82.
37. "Clergy, Laity and the Church's Mission in the World," The Jurist 4l (l98l) 422-47 = Official Ministry in a New Age, ed. J.H. Provost (Washington: CLSA, l981) l68-93.
38. "The Church and Religious Education in the l980s," The Living Light 19 (l982) 200-210.
39. "The Church is a Communion," Liturgy 3 (Spring l983) 7-ll.
40. "The Return of Yves Congar," Commonweal ll0 (l983) 402-405.
41. "The Ecumenical Council in the New Code of Canon Law," in The Ecumenical Council--Its Significance in the Constitution of the Church, ed. P. Huizing and K. Walf (Concilium 167; New York: Seabury, l983) l00-l05.
42. "Church and Ministry," The Jurist 43 (l983) 273-88.
43. "Kingdom, History, and Church," in Catholics and Nuclear War, ed. Philip J. Murnion (New York: Crossroad, 1983) 106-15.
44. "The Enlightenment and the Construction of Roman Catholicism," Annual of the Catholic Commission on Intellectual and Cultural Affairs, 1985, 31-59.
45. "What's happening to doctrine?" Commonweal 112 (1985) 456-59.
46. "The Cultural and Ecclesial Roles of Theology," Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America 40 (1985) 15-32.
47. "Introduction," to Synode extraordinaire: Célébration de Vatican II (Paris: du Cerf, 1986) 9-32.
48. "Vatican II and the New Code," Archives de Sciences Sociales des Religions 62 (1986) 107-117.
49. Towards a Theology of the Local Church. Hong Kong: FABC Papers, 1986.
50. "The Theological Debate," in Synod 1985--An Evaluation, ed. G. Alberigo and J. Provost (Concilium, 188 (Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1986) 53-63.
51. "Issues behind the Curran Case," Commonweal 114 (1987) 43-47.
52. "The Local Realization of the Church," in The Reception of Vatican II, ed. G. Alberigo, J.-P. Jossua, and J.A. Komonchak (Washington: The Catholic University of America Press, 1987) 77-90.
53. "Interpreting the Second Vatican Council," Landas: Journal of Loyola School of Theology 1 (1987) 81-90.
54. "The Church: God's Gift and Our Task," Origins 16 (1987) 735-41.
55. "The Synod of 1985 and the Notion of the Church," Chicago Studies 26 (1987) 330-45.
56. "Authority and Magisterium," in Vatican Authority and American Catholic Dissent: The Curran Case and its Consequences, ed. William W. May (New York: Crossroad, 1987) 103-14.
57. "Vatican Council II," in The New Dictionary of Theology (Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1987) 1072-77.
58. (With James Provost): "Ready for Rome: Defining Episcopal Conferences," Commonweal 115 (1988) 102-105.
59. "Not Catholic Enough?" Commonweal 115 (1988) 146-48 (review article).
60. "Bishops, Conferences and Collegiality," America 158 (1988) 302-304.
61. "The Church," in The Desires of the Human Heart: An Introduction to the Theology of Bernard Lonergan, ed. Vernon Gregson (New York: Paulist Press, 1988) pp.222-36.
62. "Subsidiarity in the Church: The State of the Question," The Jurist 48 (1988) 298-349.
63. "La subsidiarité dans l'Eglise," Documents-épiscopat, #1 (Jan. 1988) 1-10.
64. "Episcopal Conferences," Chicago Studies 27 (1988) 311-28.
65. "The Church in the United States Today," in The Spirit Moving the Church in the United States, ed. Francis A. Eigo (Villanova: The Villanova University Press, 1989) 1-31.
66. "Congar, Yves Marie-Joseph," New Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XVIII: Supplement 1978-1988 (Washington: The Catholic University of America, 1989) 104-105.
67. "Synod of Bishops (Second Extraordinary, 1985)" New Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XVIII: Supplement 1978-1988 (Washington: The Catholic University of America, 1989) 495-97.
68. "Defending Our Hope: On the Fundamental Tasks of Theology," in Faithful Witness: Foundations of Theology for Today's Church, ed. Leo J. O'Donovan and T. Howland Sanks (New York: Crossroad, 1989) 14-26.
69. "Introduction: Episcopal Conferences under Criticism," in Episcopal Conferences: Historical, Canonical, and Theological Studies, ed. Thomas J. Reese (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 1989) 1-22.
70. "The Roman Working Paper on Episcopal Conferences," Ibid., pp. 177-204.
71. "The Local Church," Chicago Studies 28 (1989) 320-35.
72. "Marie-Dominique Chenu: A Tribute," Commonweal 117 (1990) 252-54.
73. "Newman's Infallible Instincts," Commonweal 117 (1990) 445-48.
74. "The Magisterium and Theologians," Chicago Studies 29 (1990) 307-29.
75. "What They Said Before the Council: How the U.S. Bishops Envisioned Vatican II," Commoweal 117 (1990) 714-17.
76. "Theology and Culture at Mid-Century: The Example of Henri de Lubac," Theological Studies 51 (1990) 579-602.
77. "Modernity and the Construction of Roman Catholicism," in Modernism as a Social Construct, ed. George Gilmore, Hans Rollman, and Gary Lease (Mobile, AL: Spring Hill College, 1991) 11-41.
78. "Recapturing the Great Tradition: In Memoriam Henri de Lubac," Commonweal 119 (January 31, 1992) 14-17.
79. "The Coldness of Clarity, the Warmth of Love: The Measure of John Courtney Murray," Commonweal 119 (August 14, 1992) 16-17.
80. "The Local Church and the Church Catholic: The Contemporary Theological Problematic," The Jurist 52 (1992) 416-47.
81. "The Authority of the Catechism of the Catholic Church," The Living Light (Summer 1993) 39-49; reprinted in Introducing the Catechism of the Catholic Church: Traditional Themes and Contemporary Issues, ed. B.L. Marthaler (New York: Paulist Press, 1994) 18-31.
82. "The Catholic University in the Church," in Catholic Universities in Church and Society, ed. J.P. Langan (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 1993) 35-55.
83. "Veritatis splendor," Commonweal 120 (22 Oct 1993) 12.
84. "Ex corde Ecclesiae and its ordinances," Commonweal 120 (19 Nov 1993) 22-23.
85. "The Initial Debate about the Church," in Vatican II commence..., ed. E. Fouilloux (Leuven: Bibliotheek van de Faculteit der Godgeleerdheid, 1993) 329-52.
86. "Vatican II and the Encounter between Catholicism and Liberalism," in Catholicism and Liberalism: Contributions to American Public Philosophy, ed. R.B. Douglas and D. Hollenbach (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994) 76-99.
87. "U.S. Bishops' Suggestions for Vatican II," Cristianesimo nella Storia 15 (1994) 313-71.
88. "Lonergan's Early Essays on the Redemption of History," Lonergan Workshop 10 (1994) 159-77.
89. "What is the Pope Saying?" Church 11 (Spring 1995) 25-27.
90. "Theologians in the Church," in Church and Theology: Essays in Memory of Carl J. Peter, ed. Peter C. Phan (Washington: The Catholic University of America Press, 1995) 63-87.
91. "Interpreting the Council: Catholic Attitudes toward Vatican II," in Being Right: Conservative Catholics in America, ed. Mary Jo Weaver and R. Scott Appleby (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1995) 17-36.
92. "Concepts of Communion, Past and Present," Cristianesimo nella Storia 16 (1995) 321-40.
93. "A Hero of Vatican II: Yves Congar," Commonweal 122 (December 1, 1995) 15-17.
94. "The Struggle for the Council in the Preparation of Vatican II," in History of Vatican II: Vol. I. Toward a New Era in Catholicism, ed. Giuseppe Alberigo and Joseph A. Komonchak (Leuven: Peeters / Maryknoll: Orbis, 1995) 167-356.
95. [Response to Vatican Statement on the Ordination of Women], Commonweal 123 (January 26, 1996) 15-16.
96. "The Theology of the Local Church: State of the Question," in The Multicultural Church: A New Landscape in U.S. Theologies, ed. William Cenkner (New York: Paulist Press, 1996) 35-49.
97. "Das II. Vatikanum und die Auseinandersetzung zwischen Katholizismus und Liberalismus," in Vatikanum II und Modernisierung: Historische, theologische und soziologische Perspektiven, ed. Franz-Xaver Kaufmann and Arnold Zingerle (Paderborn: Ferdinand Schhöningh, 1996) 147-69.
98. "Conversion and Objectivity," Method: Journal of Lonergan Studies 14 (1996) 99-105.
99. "The Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity and the Preparation of Vatican II," Centro pro Unione Semi-annual Bulletin, 50 (Fall 1996) 11-17.
100. "The Silencing of John Courtney Murray," Cristianesimo nella Storia: Saggi in onore di Giuseppe Alberigo, ed. A. Melloni, D. Menozzi, G. Ruggieri and M. Toschi (Bologna: Il Mulino, 1996) 657-702.
101. "John Courtney Murray and the Redemption of History: Natural Law and Theology," in John Courtney Murray and the Growth of Tradition, ed. J. Leon Hooper and Todd David Whitmore (Kansas City: Sheed & Ward, 1996) 60-81.
102. "Mission and Identity and in Catholic Universities," in Theological Education in the Catholic Tradition: Contemporary Challenges, ed. Patrick W. Carey and Earl C. Muller (New York: Crossroad, 1997) 34-48.
103. "On the People of God as a Theological and Sociological Reality: The Case for Dialogue," National Catholic Register (June 8-14, 1997) 5.
104. "Preparing for the New Millennium," Logos 1 (1997) 34-55.
105. "The Epistemology of Reception," in La recepcion y la comunion entre las Iglesias. Actas del Coloquio Internacional de Salamanca, 8-14 Abril 1996 (Salamanca: Departemento de Publicaciones de la Universidad Pontificia, 1997) 240-57; also published in The Jurist 57 (1997) 180-203, and in Reception and Communion among Churches, ed. H. Legrand et al. (Washington: Canon Law Department, CUA, 1997) 180-203.
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