A Council for the Global Church: Receiving Vatican II in History

The Second Vatican Council ended in December 1965, but Vatican II is still happening in the global church. Catholicism has always had a universal claim, but the globalization of Catholicism as a truly world church became part of Catholic theology only thanks to that gatheringconvoked by Blessed John XXIIIof bishops, theologians, lay observers, ecumenical representatives, and journalists.

Vatican II is the most important event in church history after the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation, and this book demonstrates why it is the key to understanding Catholicism and its inner tensions today.

Author: Massimo Faggioli
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 05/01/2015
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.47w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9781451472097

About the Author
Faggioli, Massimo: -

Massimo Faggioli is director of the Institute for Catholicism and Citizenship, and associate professorat the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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