Marie-Dominique Chenu
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Marie-Dominique Chenu (1895, Soisy-sur-Seine
, Essonne
– 1990) was a progressive Roman Catholic theologian and a founder of the reformist journal Concilium. He entered the French Province of the Dominican Order (Order of Preachers) in 1913. His earlier theological work was on St. Thomas Aquinas, employing an historical method. He was invited to be a peritus, or expert, at the Roman Catholic Second Vatican Council
(1962–65) where he was influential in the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes
). (see Walter Principe, "Chenu, M.D" in Harper Collins Encyclopedia of Catholicism. Edited by Richard McBrien, 1995.)
Although his book Le Saulchoir: Une école de la théologie was put on the Index librorum prohibitorum
in 1942 by Pope Pius XII
and the Holy Office, because of its then progressive ideas about the role of historical studies in theology, he was later exonerated and his theology embraced by the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council.
Soisy-sur-Seine
Soisy-sur-Seine is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.Inhabitants of Soisy-sur-Seine are known as Soiséens.-References:** -External links:* *...
, Essonne
Essonne
Essonne is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. It is named after the Essonne River.It was formed on 1 January 1968 when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments.- History :...
– 1990) was a progressive Roman Catholic theologian and a founder of the reformist journal Concilium. He entered the French Province of the Dominican Order (Order of Preachers) in 1913. His earlier theological work was on St. Thomas Aquinas, employing an historical method. He was invited to be a peritus, or expert, at the Roman Catholic Second Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council addressed relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world. It was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church and the second to be held at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. It opened under Pope John XXIII on 11 October 1962 and closed...
(1962–65) where he was influential in the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes
Gaudium et Spes
Gaudium et Spes , the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, was one of the four Apostolic Constitutions resulting from the Second Vatican Council...
). (see Walter Principe, "Chenu, M.D" in Harper Collins Encyclopedia of Catholicism. Edited by Richard McBrien, 1995.)
Although his book Le Saulchoir: Une école de la théologie was put on the Index librorum prohibitorum
Index Librorum Prohibitorum
The Index Librorum Prohibitorum was a list of publications prohibited by the Catholic Church. A first version was promulgated by Pope Paul IV in 1559, and a revised and somewhat relaxed form was authorized at the Council of Trent...
in 1942 by Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII
The Venerable Pope Pius XII , born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli , reigned as Pope, head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City State, from 2 March 1939 until his death in 1958....
and the Holy Office, because of its then progressive ideas about the role of historical studies in theology, he was later exonerated and his theology embraced by the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council.