What Happened at Vatican II (uncorrected page proofs)

During Four Years In Session, Vatican Council Ii Held Television Audiences Rapt With Its Elegant, Magnificently Choreographed Public Ceremonies, While Its Debates Generated Front-page News On A Near-weekly Basis. By Virtually Any Assessment, It Was The Most Important Religious Event Of The Twentieth Century, With Repercussions That Reached Far Beyond The Catholic Church. Remarkably Enough, This Is The First Book, Solidly Based On Official Documentation, To Give A Brief, Readable Account Of The Council From The Moment Pope John Xxiii Announced It On January 25, 1959, Until Its Conclusion On December 8, 1965; And To Locate The Issues That Emerge In This Narrative In Their Contexts, Large And Small, Historical And Theological, Thereby Providing Keys For Grasping What The Council Hoped To Accomplish. What Happened At Vatican Ii Captures The Drama Of The Council, Depicting The Colorful Characters Involved And Their Clashes With One Another. The Book Also Offers A New Set Of Interpretive Categories For Understanding The Council's Dynamics - Categories That Move Beyond The Tired Progressive And Conservative Labels. As We Approach The Fiftieth Anniversary Of The Calling Of The Council, This Work Reveals In A New Way The Spirit Of Vatican Ii. A Reliable, Even-handed Introduction To The Council, The Book Is A Critical Resource For Understanding The Catholic Church Today, Including The Pontificate Of Benedict Xvi.--jacket. Big Perspectives On A Big Meeting -- The Long Nineteenth Century -- The Council Opens -- The First Period (1962) : The Lines Are Drawn -- The Second Period (1963) : A Majority Prevailing -- The Third Period (1964) : Triumphs And Tribulations -- The Fourth Period (1965) : Bringing The Ship Into Port. John W. O'malley. A Caravan Book--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [333]-372) And Index. Contents Preface Introduction Notes 1-4 Notes 5-13 1. Big Perspectives on a Big Meeting Notes 1-5 Notes 6-21 Notes 22-33 Notes 34-42 Notes 43-54 Notes 55-67 Notes 68-71 2. The Long Nineteenth Century Notes 1-6 Notes 1-19 Notes 20-35 Notes 36-47 Notes 48-58 Notes 59-77 Notes 78-90 Notes 91-95 3. The Council Opens Notes1-12 Notes 13-22 Notes 23-38 Notes 39-54 Notes 55-66 Notes 67-78 4. The First Period (1962) - The Lines Are Drawn Notes 1-2 Notes 3-23 Notes 24-44 Notes 45-71 Notes 72-74 5. The Second Period (1963) - A Majority Prevailing Notes 1-13 Notes 14-30 Notes 31-54 Notes 55-71 Notes 72-75 6. The Third Period (1964) - Triumphs and Tribulations Notes 1-21 Notes 22-43 Notes 44-66 Notes 67-68 Notes 69-87 Notes 88-114 Notes 115-131 Notes 132-147 Notes 148-150 7. The Fourth Period (1965) - Bringing the Ship into Port Notes 1-13 Notes 14-38 Notes 39-60 Notes 61-78 Notes 79-99 Conclusion Chronology of Vatican II Council Participants Frequently Mentioned Abbreviations A study that captures the drama of the Vatican Council II depicts the colorful characters involved and their clashes with one another, and offers a new set of interpretive categories for understanding the council's dynamics, issues, and accomplishments.