Vatican II: A Very Short Introduction Blanchard

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0198864817
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0198864813
• Author(s): Blanchard, Shaun, Bullivant, Stephen

Very Short Introductions:Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring

The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), or Vatican II, is arguably the most significant event in the life of the Catholic Church since the Reformation. The Council initiated, intentionally or not, profound changes not simply within Catholic theology, but in the religious, social, and moral lives of the world’s billion Catholics. It also reconfigured, intellectually and practically, the Church’s engagements with those outside of it – most obviously with regard to other religions.

The sixteen documents formally issued by Vatican II constitute some of the most influential writings of the whole twentieth century. Debates over their correct interpretation and authority are constant, but they remain an indispensable point-of-reference for all areas of Catholic life, from liturgy and sacraments, to the Church’s vast network of charitable and educational endeavours the world over.

Table contents:

Introduction
1:Before the Council: roots of reform
2:The event of the Council: what happened at Vatican II?
3:Liturgy
4:Dei Verbum and divine revelation
5:Ecclesiology: the nature of the Church
6:Church and world
7:Conciliar ‘hermeneutics’: making sense of the debates over Vatican II
Bibliography
Further reading

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