Gaudium Et Spes

Author : Vatican Council
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-13
Category : Church and the world
ISBN : 1545351805

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Gaudium Et Spes by Vatican Council Pdf

Gaudium Et Spes Gaudium et spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, was one of the four constitutions resulting from the Second Vatican Council. The document is an overview of the Catholic Church's teachings about humanity's relationship to society, especially in reference to economics, poverty, social justice, culture, science, technology and ecumenism. Approved by a vote of 2,307 to 75 of the bishops assembled at the council, it was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 7 December 1965, the day the council ended. The title is taken from its opening words in Latin "the joys and hopes".

Author : Michael G. Lawler,Todd A Salzman,Eileen Burke-Sullivan
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814682951

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The Church in the Modern World by Michael G. Lawler,Todd A Salzman,Eileen Burke-Sullivan Pdf

Gaudium et Spes, Vatican II’s Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, marked fundamental shifts in ethical methodology, in how we do ethics in the Catholic tradition, and in how we think about ethical and ecclesial issues in the Catholic Church in the modern world. On the document’s fiftieth anniversary, this book explores the historical origins of Gaudium et Spes, its impact on the Church’s ecclesial self-understanding, and its implications for doing Catholic theological ethics for the specific ethical issues of marriage, social justice, politics, and peacebuilding.The book engages in the ongoing communal discernment of the aggiornamento sought by the council’s convener, Pope John XXIII, seeking to bring the Church up to date in the twenty-first century.

Author : Paul VI
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1965-12
Category : Church and the world
ISBN : 0819858544

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Gaudium Et Spes by Paul VI Pdf

The Council Fathers express a desire to engage in conversation with the entire human family so that the Church--whose role it is so scrutinize the signs of the times and interpret them in the light of the Gospel--can help solve contemporary problems. Acknowledging the positive and negative realities of this new age of human history, Church teachings about man's relationship to economics, poverty, social justice, culture, science and technology, and ecumenism are explored.

Author : Angelo Scola
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004-10-01
Category : Church and social problmes
ISBN : 1860822800

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Vatican Council II Church in the Modern World by Angelo Scola Pdf

Author : Austin Flannery
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814649336

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Gaudium et Spes by Austin Flannery Pdf

The sixteen official documents—constitutions, decrees, and declarations—of the Second Vatican Council are now available from Liturgical Press in the most popular and widely used inclusive-language edition translated by Irish Dominican Austin Flannery (+October 21, 2008). As the worldwide Church continues to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Council (1962–65), there is a great need in college classrooms and parish faith formation groups—as well as for individuals—to again have access to these documents in contemporary English. As Flannery wrote in his introduction to the 1996 edition, “The translation of the texts of the Vatican documents in the present volume differs from that in the previous publication in two respects. It has been very considerably revised and, in place, corrected. It is also, to a very large extent, in inclusive language. “I say ‘to a very large extent,’ because we have used inclusive language in passages about men and women but not, however, in passages about God, except where the use of the masculine pronoun was easily avoidable.”

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2000-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : PSU:000022603852

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Dogmatic Constitution on the Church by Anonim Pdf

The central document of the Second Vatican Council, Lumen Gentium was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on November 21, 1964. This document is "the keystone" of the Councils whole Magisterium. It focuses on the whole Church as a communion of charity. With it, according to John Paul II, the Second Vatican Council wished to shed light on the Churchs reality: a wonderful but complex reality consisting of human and divine elements, visible and invisible.

Author : Erin Brigham
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780739187319

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The Church in the Modern World by Erin Brigham Pdf

The Church in the Modern World: Fifty Years after Gaudium et Spes commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World. Featuring scholars from the Joan and Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Studies and Social Thought, this book offers a future-orientated analysis by highlighting contemporary social issues through the lens of Gaudium et Spes. In part I, authors examine the historical, political, and social significance of the document. Part II presents interdisciplinary perspectives on current social issues in light of Gaudium et Spes and contemporary Catholic social thought. The book covers such topics as immigration, women in the Church, environmental ethics, human rights, economic justice, the Church in Africa, and liberation theology.

Author : Matthew Levering
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780813229300

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An Introduction to Vatican II as an Ongoing Theological Event by Matthew Levering Pdf

Contemporary scholars often refer to ""the event of Vatican II"", but what kind of an event was it? Matthew Levering offers an introduction to Vatican II with a detailed summary of each of its four central documents - the dogmatic constitutions - followed by explanations of how to interpret them. Levering also offers a reading of each conciliar Constitution in light of a key theological author from the era.

Author : Norman P. Tanner
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0809142384

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The Church and the World by Norman P. Tanner Pdf

"Gaudium et Spes was one of the key documents to come out of the Second Vatican Council. In this volume of the Rediscovering Vatican II series, Norman Tanner traces the document's evolution from its beginnings to its eventual promulgation at the end of the council in December 1965. He reviews its reception by the Catholic Church and beyond and its possible future influence. Also included is a discussion of the controversial decree on the mass media, Inter Mirifica."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Matthew L. Lamb,Matthew Levering
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190625825

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The Reception of Vatican II by Matthew L. Lamb,Matthew Levering Pdf

From 1962 to 1965, in perhaps the most important religious event of the twentieth century, the Second Vatican Council met to plot a course for the future of the Roman Catholic Church. After thousands of speeches, resolutions, and votes, the Council issued sixteen official documents on topics ranging from divine revelation to relations with non-Christians. But the meaning of the Second Vatican Council has been fiercely contested since before it was even over, and the years since its completion have seen a battle for the soul of the Church waged through the interpretation of Council documents. The Reception of Vatican II looks at the sixteen conciliar documents through the lens of those battles. Paying close attention to reforms and new developments, the essays in this volume show how the Council has been received and interpreted over the course of the more than fifty years since it concluded. The contributors to this volume represent various schools of thought but are united by a commitment to restoring the view that Vatican II should be interpreted and implemented in line with Church Tradition. The central problem facing Catholic theology today, these essays argue, is a misreading of the Council that posits a sharp break with previous Church teaching. In order to combat this reductive way of interpreting the Council, these essays provide a thorough, instructive overview of the debates it inspired.

Author : Antonio López
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1948195003

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Enlightening the Mystery of Man by Antonio López Pdf

The Second Vatican Council represents a decisive milestone in the relationship between the Church and the world. The pastoral constitution Gaudium et spes proclaims a new spirit of missionary dialogue, openness, and mutual enrichment. The Church endeavored to recognize the genuine "triumphs" of the modern age, and, bearing in mind also the serious "ambiguities" and "tragedies" that characterize our modern culture, sought to present anew the profound beauty of Christian existence. What then does it mean for the Church to be "open" to the modern world? How can the world be receptive to the novel life the Church offers? How does the Christian navigate this dialogue? The essays gathered in this volume explore the theological anthropology of Gaudium et spes for answers to these questions. They strive to elucidate that only by the light of God's infinite love incarnate in Jesus Christ does the human person come to perceive the mystery of his own being and the world come to realize itself; only then do the social realities of economy, work, and family take on human form.

Author : James L. MacNeil
Publisher : Edwin Mellen Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Catholic Church and atheism
ISBN : 0773484310

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A Study of Gaudium Et Spes 19-22, the Second Vatican Council Response to Contemporary Atheism by James L. MacNeil Pdf

This historical study highlights the novelty of the contribution of Gaudium et Spes and marks it as a significant change in the Catholic approach to the specific problem of atheism. Even over 30 years later when many writers comment on atheism's changed climate (in a more post-modern atmosphere), the study sees the current situation as anticipated by Gaudium et Spes, and it's contribution as still valid. The conclusion highlights some of the consquences of the council document for theology today.

Author : Richard R. Gaillardetz,Catherine Clifford
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814634240

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Keys to the Council by Richard R. Gaillardetz,Catherine Clifford Pdf

As the church marks the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, too few Catholics have an adequate grasp of what the council contributed to the life of the church. The problem is understandable. The Second Vatican Council produced, by far, more document pages than any other council. Consequently, any attempt to master its core teachings can be daunting. There is a danger of missing the forest for the trees. With this in mind, Keys to the Council identifies twenty key conciliar passages, central texts that help us appreciate the Vision of the council fathers. Each chapter places the given passage in its larger historical context, explores its fundamental meaning and significance, and finally considers its larger significance for the life of the church today. Chapters include exploration of Sacrosanctum Concilium's demand for full, conscious, and active participation in the liturgy; Lumen Gentium's eucharistic ecclesiology; Gaudium et Spes's vision of marriage as an intimate partnership of life and love; Nostra Aetate's approach to non-Christian religions; and more.

Author : Dennis M. Doyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1599828626

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The Catholic Church in a Changing World by Dennis M. Doyle Pdf

Church, and religion more broadly, exist within the context of our life stories. That's why this readable and engaging introduction to Catholicism deftly combines personal narrative with rich theology and current scholarship. Dennis Doyle's The Catholic Church in a Changing World: A Vatican II Inspired Approach invites readers to consider their own beliefs while studying the contemporary teachings of the Catholic Church. Organized around two central documents of Vatican II, Lumen gentium and Gaudium et spes, the text presents contemporary theological and ecclesiological ideas with nuance, clarity, and fairness, especially regarding issues that might be polarizing. With short chapters, sidebars, recommendations for further reading, and an ecumenical and inclusive voice, The Catholic Church in a Changing World updates a proven and popular text to meet the needs of the modern classroom.

Author : Pope Francis
Publisher : Image
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780553419542

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The Joy of the Gospel by Pope Francis Pdf

The perfect gift! A specially priced, beautifully designed hardcover edition of The Joy of the Gospel with a foreword by Robert Barron and an afterword by James Martin, SJ. “The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus… In this Exhortation I wish to encourage the Christian faithful to embark upon a new chapter of evangelization marked by this joy, while pointing out new paths for the Church’s journey in years to come.” – Pope Francis This special edition of Pope Francis's popular message of hope explores themes that are important for believers in the 21st century. Examining the many obstacles to faith and what can be done to overcome those hurdles, he emphasizes the importance of service to God and all his creation. Advocating for “the homeless, the addicted, refugees, indigenous peoples, the elderly who are increasingly isolated and abandoned,” the Holy Father shows us how to respond to poverty and current economic challenges that affect us locally and globally. Ultimately, Pope Francis demonstrates how to develop a more personal relationship with Jesus Christ, “to recognize the traces of God’s Spirit in events great and small.” Profound in its insight, yet warm and accessible in its tone, The Joy of the Gospel is a call to action to live a life motivated by divine love and, in turn, to experience heaven on earth. Includes a foreword by Robert Barron, author of Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith and James Martin, SJ, author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage