In celebration of Horizons Golden Anniversary, past editors, contributors and readers were invited to share their tributes to Horizons, their experience with the journal and its history.

"Felicidades Horizons!!! Your 50 years of publishing cutting edge theological scholarship has stretched our theistic imaginations as well as grounded us in the very best of the Catholic intellectual tradition. Your attentiveness to multivalent diversities that make up the theological discourse of today lays the groundwork for the vital theological insights of tomorrow.  You help us thrive in the already-not yet of today’s theological meaning making. Mil gracias y Adelante!!!"

- Nancy Pineda-Madrid, T. Marie Chilton Chair of Catholic Theology, Loyola Marymount University

"In the years after the Second Vatican Council, encouraged by such sentiments as those expressed in Chapter 4 of the Constitution on the Church, many lay people discerned a call to contribute their “knowledge, competence, and outstanding ability” (Lumen Gentium 4, para. 37) to the field of theology. Among them were the founders of Horizons in 1973. Its distinctive lay voice has always been, in my view, what distinguishes Horizons from other Catholic theological and religious journals. Its rootedness in and connection to teaching always clear, the journal has, over the years, broadened and enriched the field with diverse, interdisciplinary perspectives, a willingness to treat controversial topics, as in its signature theological roundtables, and to make room for younger scholars. Adding a more international reach, the move to the Cambridge platform has only multiplied the journal’s distinctive contributions to the field. Happy Golden Anniversary to Horizons!"

- Bill Portier, University of Dayton

"Congratulations to Horizons on its golden anniversary! There is a hospitable spirit about this journal that makes it a joy to read. Between essays with creative interpretations of tradition and essays with new constructive ideas, I always learn something when I spend time with its pages. The book reviews and book symposia alone are worth the price of admission, covering a wide range of subjects with refreshing criticism. Its excellence is a tribute to the laity in whose capable hands theology and religious studies can flourish. Here’s to the next half century!"

- Elizabeth Johnson, Distinguished Professor Emerita, Fordham University

"Horizons has been a leader of dealing with vital theological issues of our day, including gender and racial justice. It is a mover in the field."

- Michele Saracino, Manhattan College

"There is a breadth of spirit to Horizons, a generous openness that is distinctively Catholic while at the same time hospitably ecumenical. For me, Horizons occupies a unique niche somewhere between the heavier theological journals at one extreme and the lightweight magazines at the other. Don't get me wrong, we need them all. But there is something special about Horizons, managing to challenge and excite the imagination in equal measure, to move religious reflection forward in a joyful spirit. Long may it continue to occupy this important spot."

- Paul Lakeland, Fairfield University

"Horizons is a journal that feels like it comes from a community of scholars. I value the mix of constructive theological essays, book reviews, reflections on teaching, and roundtables on new scholarship, both because of the high quality of every piece and the underlying idea that all of these things are important facets of the lives of Catholic theologians."

- Julie Hanlon Rubio, Shea-Heusaman Professor of Christian Social Ethics, Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University

"Three cheers for Horizons on this fiftieth anniversary! Since its inception Horizons has played a crucial role in advancing the development of theology. It has provided a hospitable place for younger scholars to submit their work and hone their research and writing skills with input from experienced members in their fields. This journal has monitored and navigated the frontiers by pioneering disciplines and topics in the church, the academy, and in the socio-political-ecological world increasingly attuned to ecumenical and interreligious bonds of mutual learning."

- Bradford E. Hinze, Karl Rahner, S.J., Professor of Theology, Fordham University