Beschreibung
In the Second Vatican Council (1962 – 65) the Catholic
Church reached a new viewpoint of itself, both internally
and externally. The Declaration Dignitatis Humanae
developed this opinion of the individual as dignified (DH 2)
and as a person equipped with his or her own sense of
conscience (DH 3). Based on this form of dialogical
thinking, the Council can tolerate varying forms of
Christianity other than the Catholic form and accept other
religions or beliefs.
The canonical translations of this theological spin to the
human person (DH 1) in this book are presented by Indian and
European authors with a view to a revision of the Codices.
Prof Dr Adrian Loretan
Since 1996, he has taught Canon and Constitutional Law and
Religion at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland. He is
the Director of the Center for Comparative Constitutional
Law and Religion and a Senate Member of the University. As
well he is the editor of the book series titled Law
and Religion (26 vols.) and Religionsrechtliche
Studien (4 vols.).
Prof. Dr. Felix Wilfred
Emeritus Professor of the State University of Madras, India,
where he was Chair of the School of Philosophy and Religious
Thought. He is the president of the International Review
Concilium (published in six European language
editions), as well as the Editor-in-Chief of the
International Journal of Asian Christianity, published by
Brill, Leiden. He is the editor of the monumental volume:
The Oxford Handbook of Christianity in Asia
(2014).
