History of Vatican II Volume 4

"An important exploration of how all of Christianity was dramatically altered in the twentieth century by events [at the council]."--Jeffrey Gros, in The Christian Century This fourth volume of the acclaimed series reconstructs the work of the Council during the third period and intersession (September 1964-September 1965) which was to produce two of the most significant texts of Vatican II: the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, and the Decree on Ecumenism. Contents: I. Toward an Ecclesiology of Communion II. Two Sensitive Issues: Religious Freedom and the Jews III. The Doctrinal and the Pastoral: The Text on Divine Revelation IV. The Council Discovers the Laity V. The Church in the World VI. The "Black Week" of Vatican II (November 14-21, 1964) VII. The Intersession: Preparing the Conclusion of the Council VIII. Major Results, Shadows of Uncertainty Name and Theme Indexes Giuseppe Alberigo (1926-2007) taught church history and served as director of the Institute for Religious Studi