Translation of U podstaw odnowy.

Includes index.

The Basic SIgnificance of Conciliar Initiation -- The need for an enrichment of faith -- Faith as God's gift, and also as man's conscious attitude -- Faith and dialogue -- The consciousness of the Church as main foundation of Conciliar initiation -- The Formation of Consciousness -- The consciousness of creation Revelation of Trinity, and awareness of salvation Christ and the consciousness of redemption -- Redemption as a reality constantly directed towards man in the world -- Redemption as a reality permanently at work in the Church -- Mary in the mystery of Christ and the Church -- The consciousness of the Church as the People of God -- The individual's vocation in the community --The consciousness of the Church as People of God ad intra and ad extra -- Communio, the link uniting the Church as People of God -- Koinonia and diakonia: the hierarchical order of the Church -- The historical and eschatological consciousness of the Church as the People of God -- The history of salvation -- The evolution of the world and the increase of the Kingdom -- The eschatological character of the Church and the renewal of the world -- The meaning of holiness. Mary as a figure of the Church --The Formation of attitudes -- Mission and testimony as the basis of the enrichment of faith -- Analysis of the attitude of participation --The munus sacerdotale: sharing in Christ's priesthood -- The meaning of the liturgy -- The munus propheticum: responsibility for the World of God -- The munus regale as the basis of Christian morality -- The attitude of human identity and Christian responsibility -- Identity and solidarity -- The main spheres of Christian responsibility -- The ecumenical attitude -- The apostolic attitude -- The apostolate -- Training Building up the Church as a community -- Synthesis of structures and attitudes -- The specific character of the missionary community -- The community of the Church and religious -- List of Council documents