The Council : Vatican II in Plain English /
Bill Huebsch
- Indiana : Ave Maria Press; 1997.
- 224p
includes index and biblioraphy
Prologue .......9 Introduction ......13 Chapter one Catholic culture and memory: Life in the church on the eve of the council ........19 Chapter two The decision to call a worldwide council Part one: Preparations for the council and its rules ......51 Part two: Pope john XXIII announces the second vatican council ......65 Chapter three The opening days of vatican II: Rome, october 1962 Part one: Operations and logistics ........73 Part two: Pope John XXIII`S Opening speech at the second vatican council .......85 Part Three: The message of the second vatican council to the world .......95 Chapter four The council itself Part one: How to approach church documents .......101 Part two: A chronological outline of all major events At the second vatican council ........107 Appendix one A brief summary of the documents of vatican II Part one: The four constitutions .......149 Part two: The nine decrees ......154 Part three: The declarations .....160 Appendix two Interesting council lists and statistics ........163 Appendix three Biographies of certain persons influential Before and during the council Part one: Before the council .......173 Part two: During the council ......177 Appendix four A brief list of all previous worldwide councils and their major outcomes .......193 Appendix five A carefully annotated reading list on vatican II Part one: The documents ......219 Part two: General works on the council .......220