A Council for the Global Church
Download or Read eBook A Council for the Global Church PDF written by Massimo Faggioli and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Massimo Faggioli |
| Publisher | : Fortress Press |
| Total Pages | : 365 |
| Release | : 2015-05-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781451496673 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1451496672 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Council for the Global Church by : Massimo Faggioli
Book excerpt: 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 gathering—decided by St. John XXIII—of 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 it is the key to understanding Catholicism and its inner tensions today.
