Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Vatican II
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Vatican II
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations of Conciliar Documents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Vatican II in Context
- Part II Conciliar Themes and Reception
- 7 The Pilgrim Church
- 8 The Church in Mission
- 9 Revelation
- 10 Liturgy
- 11 The Word and Spirit Co-instituting the Church
- 12 The Christian Faithful
- 13 Leadership and Governance in the Church
- 14 Ministry in the Church
- 15 Professed Religious Life
- 16 Ecumenism
- 17 The Church and Other Religions
- 18 The Renewal of Moral Theology
- Appendix: Sources for the Study of Vatican II
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Conciliar References
- Series page
- References
15 - Professed Religious Life
from Part II - Conciliar Themes and Reception
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 May 2020
- The Cambridge Companion to Vatican II
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Vatican II
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations of Conciliar Documents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Vatican II in Context
- Part II Conciliar Themes and Reception
- 7 The Pilgrim Church
- 8 The Church in Mission
- 9 Revelation
- 10 Liturgy
- 11 The Word and Spirit Co-instituting the Church
- 12 The Christian Faithful
- 13 Leadership and Governance in the Church
- 14 Ministry in the Church
- 15 Professed Religious Life
- 16 Ecumenism
- 17 The Church and Other Religions
- 18 The Renewal of Moral Theology
- Appendix: Sources for the Study of Vatican II
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Conciliar References
- Series page
- References
Summary
The council’s teaching on professed religious life wished to preserve the distinctive role of professed religious men and women in the church while moving beyond a pre-conciliar emphasis on the “states of evangelical perfection.” This chapter will consider in particular the council’s treatment of this topic in Lumen Gentium and Perfectae Caritatis.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Vatican II , pp. 266 - 281Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020