Decoding Vatican II: Interpretation and Ongoing Reception (Madeleva Lecture in Spirituality) - Softcover

Clifford, Catherine E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809148579 ISBN 13: 9780809148578

Publisher: Paulist Press, 2014

Synopsis

Fifty years on, Catholics are confronted with competing narratives concerning the event of the Second Vatican Council as well as the meaning and value of its teachings. How are we to make sense of the various characterizations of the council, often in polemical tones, as a disastrous departure from tradition, a disappointing compromise, or a moment of measured reform? All agree that Vatican II marks a “big turn” in the history of Catholicism marked by a dialogical engagement with other Christians, other religions, and the modern world. To fully comprehend the event of Vatican II and to correctly interpret its teachings requires a deeper appreciation of the new self-consciousness of the church as an actor in history, and of its mission of service to the whole human family. †

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About the Author

Catherine E. Clifford is professor and director of the
Graduate Studies Program in Systematic and Historical
Theology at St. Paul University in Ottawa, Canada. She is
the author and editor of numerous books and articles. Her
research interests include sacramental theology, ecclesiology,
and the Second Vatican Council.

Edition details

• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809148579
• ISBN 13: 9780809148578
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144