Orientalium Ecclesiarum. The Second Vatican Council on the Eastern Catholic Churches

Orientalium Ecclesiarum. The Second Vatican Council on the Eastern Catholic Churches is the fourth book in a series of monographs  on the documents of the Second Vatican Council. The entire series aims to present the Council from the past, present and future perspectives. It describes the documents’ historical aspect, conciliar genesis, linguistic specificity, most important theological ideas, reception and pastoral dimension, and emerging inspirations for the future in these spaces. The book is devoted to the Eastern Catholic Churches. It consists of five chapters and two appendices. The first part briefly overviews the Eastern Catholic Churches and the history of their pre-conciliar relationship with the Catholic Church in the West. The second part focuses on the Council discussions. It presents the proposals sent to the Council by bishops, religious superiors, universities and congregations of the Roman Curia, as well as the work on the document in committees, its schemas and the opinions expressed in the Council hall. A linguistic analysis of key Latin terms in Orientalium Ecclesiarum reveals concepts specific to the Decree. The fourth part is a detailed and systematic discussion of the theological ideas present in the conciliar document and an attempt to evaluate these ideas. The last part of the monograph is devoted to the reception and perspectives derived from previous analyses. The appendices present a look at the title issue from the perspective of representatives of the Greek Catholic Church.