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
- 1 Church Life in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
- 2 Theological Renewal in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
- 3 Papal Leadership in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
- 4 The Council as Ecclesial Process
- 5 The Role of Non-Voting Participants in the Preparation and Conduct of the Council
- 6 Conciliar Hermeneutics
- Part II Conciliar Themes and Reception
- Appendix: Sources for the Study of Vatican II
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Conciliar References
- Series page
- References
1 - Church Life in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
from Part I - Vatican II in Context
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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
- 1 Church Life in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
- 2 Theological Renewal in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
- 3 Papal Leadership in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
- 4 The Council as Ecclesial Process
- 5 The Role of Non-Voting Participants in the Preparation and Conduct of the Council
- 6 Conciliar Hermeneutics
- Part II Conciliar Themes and Reception
- Appendix: Sources for the Study of Vatican II
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Conciliar References
- Series page
- References
Summary
Catholics before Vatican II lived in a world emotionally and even geographically apart from non-Catholics and non-believers. The church was identified as a European institution embedded in the cultures of the traditionally Catholic countries of Southern and Eastern Europe brought to North America and Australia by immigration. Highly authoritarian and hierarchically organized, the Catholic Church provided a universe largely at odds not only with Protestants but also with “modern” developments in government, sciences, and philosophy.
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