| A Council for the Global Church: Receiving Vatican II in History Contributor(s): Faggioli, Massimo (Author) |
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ISBN: 1451472099 ISBN-13: 9781451472097 Publisher: Fortress Press OUR PRICE: $41.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Ecclesiology - Religion | Christian Theology - Systematic |
| Dewey: 262.5 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.47" W x 8.8" (1.29 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |