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The Reception of Vatican II
The Reception of Vatican II
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From 1962 to 1965, in perhaps the most important religious event of the twentieth century, the Second Vatican Council met to plot a course for the future of the Roman Catholic Church. After thousands of speeches, resolutions, and votes, the Council issued sixteen official documents on topics
ranging from divine revelation to relations with non-Christians. But the meaning of the Second Vatican Council has been fiercely contested since before it was even over, and the years since its completion have seen a battle for the soul of the Church waged through the interpretation of Council
documents. The Reception of Vatican II looks at the sixteen conciliar documents through the lens of those battles. Paying close attention to reforms and new developments, the essays in this volume show how the Council has been received and interpreted over the course of the more than fifty years
since it concluded. The contributors to this volume represent various schools of thought but are united by a commitment to restoring the view that Vatican II should be interpreted and implemented in line with Church Tradition. The central problem facing Catholic theology today, these essays argue, is a misreading of
the Council that posits a sharp break with previous Church teaching. In order to combat this reductive way of interpreting the Council, these essays provide a thorough, instructive overview of the debates it inspired.
Author: Matthew L. Lamb
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 03/09/2017
Pages: 488
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780190625801
Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2017
ranging from divine revelation to relations with non-Christians. But the meaning of the Second Vatican Council has been fiercely contested since before it was even over, and the years since its completion have seen a battle for the soul of the Church waged through the interpretation of Council
documents. The Reception of Vatican II looks at the sixteen conciliar documents through the lens of those battles. Paying close attention to reforms and new developments, the essays in this volume show how the Council has been received and interpreted over the course of the more than fifty years
since it concluded. The contributors to this volume represent various schools of thought but are united by a commitment to restoring the view that Vatican II should be interpreted and implemented in line with Church Tradition. The central problem facing Catholic theology today, these essays argue, is a misreading of
the Council that posits a sharp break with previous Church teaching. In order to combat this reductive way of interpreting the Council, these essays provide a thorough, instructive overview of the debates it inspired.
Author: Matthew L. Lamb
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 03/09/2017
Pages: 488
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780190625801
Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2017
About the Author
Matthew L. Lamb is Cardinal Maida Chair of Theology at Ave Maria University.
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