the 21st council for the 21st century O'Collins, Gerald. creator text bibliography nyu New York Paulist Press ©2006 2006 monographic eng

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viii, 243 pages ; 23 cm. Vatican II was first council in the story of Catholic Christianity to deserve being labeled intercontinental and intercultural. What has been its impact? How should one describe and evaluate its reception by Catholics and its wider follow-up among others? How should this twenty-first council be heard, received, and lived as we move further ahead into the twenty-first century? What perspectives does it offer for the future to those who seek to assimilate it creatively? As a leading theologian, the author uses a highly personal approach in answering these and many other questions, which makes for a compulsively readable book that illuminates the workings of the Church. Living Vatican II explores the liturgical renewal after Vatican II, the reception of the Council's moral teaching, the impact of Vatican II on theology, and the work of some key institutions in Rome and elsewhere toward implementing the teaching and decisions of this council. Finally,the book offers insightful suggestions about the future of the Church. How Vatican II changed my church -- Facilitators or gatekeepers? -- Receiving a council with creative fidelity -- Liturgical progress -- Receiving the councils moral teaching -- Relations with others -- Theology for the church and the world -- The coming church -- Epilogue. Gerald O'Collins. Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-236) and index. Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano) BX 830 1962 .O27 2006 262/.52 9780809142903 0809142902 2005035833 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip065/2005035833.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip065/2005035833.html DLC 051208 20240314094759.0 14192939 spa