REVISITING VATICAN II

50 YEARS OF RENEWAL

Abstract

On the occasion of the golden jubilee of the opening of the Second
Vatican Council (1962-1965) an International Conference, “Revisiting
Vatican II: 50 Years of Renewal” was organised by Dharmaram Vidya
Kshetram, Bangalore, India from January 31 to February 3, 2013. The
conference envisaged a profound, sincere and critical reflection on the
impact of the Second Vatican Council on the universal Church, with
a special focus on the Asian Churches. Beginning with the historical,
cultural, philosophical, theological and pastoral contexts of the
convoking of the Council, the conference analyzed the various
documents of the Council, the response they gave to the call for
renewal in the Church and the world till our own times as well as the
relevance these documents have for the ongoing renewal of the
Church and society in our times.