Second vatican council s most popular book is the documents of vatican ii. Byelorussian, chinese, czech, english, french, german, hungarian, italian, latin, portuguese, spanish, swahili. The conciliar and postconciliar documents is now available in the widely used study edition translated by irish dominican austin flannery. The conciliar and post conciliar documents vatican collection, volume 1. Constitutions, decrees, declarations vatican council ii vatican council ii austin flannery, austin flannery on. Online council documents similar to an e book accessed through a database vatican. While these are the most visible changes, they are not the most important things to come from vatican ii. This study guide addresses the key points of each of the council documents, and is meant as an introductory overview. Every faithful catholic owes it to himself to know, first hand, what the council really brought forth. A session of vatican ii vatican ii was a council that took place from 19621965. In other words, it should learn to read the signs of the times. Now all in one volume, the sixteen basic documents that emerged from that council have been completely revised to include inclusive language. Vatican ii was the 21st ecumenical council of the catholic church.
Edited by austin flannery op the churchs twentyone ecumenical councils have been crucial. Vatican ii documents for the faithful of the church. A summary and guide to the documents of the second vatican. Its announced purpose was spiritual renewal of the church and reconsideration of the position of the church in the modern world. Thus the second vatican council was called by pope john xxiii in 1962, and continued under pope paul vi until 1965 when it issued the documents of vatican ii, each on different aspects of church teaching and doctrine. Vatican council ii print and photo collection university libraries. The work of the council spread over four years from 1962 to 1965. Since rather recent documents of the churchs teaching. The conciliar and postconciliar documents paperback december 31, 1975 by. Fifty years later, the documents are still debated, as can be seen in the seven books. Second vatican council, popularly called vatican ii, 196265, the 21st ecumenical council see council, ecumenical of the roman catholic church, convened by pope john xxiii and continued under paul vi. The documents of vatican ii a summary and guide by jeffrey a. A new edition of the documents of the twentyfirst ecumenical council, for the twenty first century. The spirit and attitude of these documents were remarkably different from any the roman church had ever produced.
The spirit of vatican ii has been used as an excuse for liturgical abuses, offenses against canon law, etc. The 16 documents in this text are without commentary or additional documentation, and in inclusive language. The conciliar and post conciliar documents contains the sixteen documents issued by the second vatican council itself, plus a rich collection of post conciliar documents related to its implementation. Hence the importance of this completely revised translation of vatican ii s sixteen documents, without commentary or additional documentation, and in an inclusive language. Vatican ii, session 14 by floyd anderson, editor call number. In 1963 and 1965, merton delivered erudite lectures on the impact of vatican ii and on two issues explored by the council. The sixteen basic documents of vatican council ii are presented here in a new revised. Dogmatic constitution of the church dogmatic constitution on divine. The second vatican council s enduring teaching about the church by kenneth d. A trove of new books on vatican ii national catholic reporter. The conciliar and postconciliar documents austin flannery on. The work of the second vatican council brought new developments. The documents of vatican ii with notes and comments by catholic, protestant, and orthodox authorities an angelus book published by guild pressamerica pr. The first session of vatican council ii was held in saint peters basilica, rome on october 11, 1962.
Read the documents for yourself and learn what vatican ii really taught. Summaries with commentary of the sixteen documents of the second vatican council. However, bible and church document examples may refer to the mla style manual, turabian, or the sbl handbook of style. Moynihan, so what happened after vatican ii ended in 1965 was absolutely the opposite of a policy of continuity, which. Opening prayer from vatican council ii rockford diocese. The documents of vatican ii by second vatican council goodreads. What is the purpose and nature of divine revelation. These documents, in the wellknown translation of austin flannery, provide the context for understanding the teaching of the council and the changes it brought. Vatican council ii and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. N3 3 volumes a record of what was released to the press and communicated to the public at the time that the council was in session, including texts of speeches and all documents promulgated. This is the translation chosen for inclusion in the catechism of the catholic church and the text that both students of the council and students of the catechism will want.
Lastly, there are two books of english translations of selected vatican ii documents. It was the twentyfirst ecumenical council of the catholic church and the second to be held at saint peters basilica in the vatican. List the 16 documents of vatican ii second vatican. It was taken to mean that the church should listen to, and learn from, the world around it. Yes, vatican ii articulated the ancient doctrines and beliefs of the church in a way that was meant to be open to the modern world and to dialogue with nonbelievers, but in no way did the council change or jettison the churchs teachings. The two most wellknown english editions of the documents of vatican ii were put together by walter m. Much easier to read, it is now accessible to the average layperson. The book is thicker than it should be, and the solution wouldve been bigger pages, and thus, a thinner book instead of the current 1062 pages. Whenever i talk about vatican ii with others, i begin by asking them what vatican ii did. Episcopal attitudes to liturgical change on the eve of vatican ii, part i,episcopal attitudes to liturgical change on the eve of vatican ii, part ii, the grammar of. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on books that describe what happened at the council. The council produced documents, texts, the words of vatican ii.
In nichols view there is the only way to go about interpreting what was. Dogmatic constitution of the church dogmatic constitution on divine revelation constitution on the sacred liturgy pastoral constitution on the church in the modern world decree on the pastoral office of bishops in the church decree on the ministry. These lectures are now available for your enjoyment as an audio program. The chapters on the old and new testament place these books. With the calling of the council it was clear that any document on the topic of revelation would be the place where this battle would be fought out.
Vatican ii was a false council that constituted a revolution against 2000 years of catholic teaching and tradition. Saint pauls phrase, the letter kills, but the spirit gives life. Many faithful are not familiar with the details about the council, and particularly not with the specific content and importance of the documents issued by the council fathers. Sign of the times is a phrase strongly associated with the catholic church in the era of the second vatican council of the 1960s. References to a new pentecost began appearing in talks by. As part of my book, hope is an open door, i described this evolution in religious life by relating the loretto experience immediately after vatican ii. The documents of vatican ii by second vatican council. The conciliar and postconciliar documents paperback. The conciliar and postconciliar documents austin flannery. Dei verbum, since it is a dogmatic constitution, is one of the most important documents of the council.
This prayer was used before every session of the second vatican council. Dei verbum byelorussian, chinese, czech, english, french, german. Church documents for general citations, this guide leads you to other guides prepared by ust libraries reference department. Now you can discover the council and its documents with beloved mystic and author thomas merton. By the spirit of vatican ii is often meant promoting teachings and intentions attributed to the second vatican council in ways not limited to literal readings of its documents, spoken of as the letter of the council cf. Concilium oecumenicum vaticanum secundum, informally known as vatican ii addressed relations between the roman catholic church and the modern world.
Books by second vatican council author of the documents. Vatican ii changes, heresies, documents, summary, and. Constitutions, decrees, declarations by austin flannery editor 1oct1996 paperback paperback 1600 5. That is the question which the second vatican council set out to answer in its eleventh document. Constitutions, declarations and decrees council vatican. They almost universally respond by talking about the changes in the liturgy. Constitutions, degrees, declarations, edited by austin flannery, op. Books, documents, videos, and resources related to the second vatican council.
Vatican ii contains many heresies that were directly condemned by past popes and infallible councils, as we will see. Or do i actually have to go read the documents produced by the council. Include the accessed date, database, and enumerated. Editions of the documents of vatican ii by second vatican. Hence this second vatican council, having probed more profoundly into the mystery of the church, now addresses itself without hesitation, not only to the sons of the church and to all who invoke the name of christ, but to the whole of humanity. The documents of vatican ii, edited by walter abbott, sj and with. Vatican ii and pentecost the link between vatican ii and pentecost goes back to the spring of 1959 following pope john xxiiis announcement on january 25 of a forthcoming council. Constitutions, decrees, declarations vatican council ii vatican council ii. A summary and guide to the documents of the second vatican council a collected series of articles written on the documents of vatican ii between february and october of 2010. Vatican ii was such an important council, but i really dont know much about what actually happened at the council and what the documents say. Second vatican council has 20 books on goodreads with 2197 ratings. There is a study edition which is said to accommodate these concerns.
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