Decoding Vatican II: Interpretation and Ongoing Reception - Catherine E Clifford
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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 ... Full description
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Description
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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| Author | Catherine E Clifford |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Paulist Press |
| Release year | 2014 |
| Cover type | Softcover |
| EAN | 9780809148578 |