Titre : | Letters from Vatican City : Vatican Council II /First Session): Background and debates |
Auteurs : | Xavier Rynne, Auteur |
Type de document : | texte imprimé |
Editeur : | Garden City [USA] : Image Books, 1964 |
Format : | 273 p. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Index. décimale : | HM/C (Conciles modernes Vatican I & II) |
Résumé : |
The greatest ecclesiastical event of the last four centuries was Vatican Council II, and LETTERS FROM VATICAN CITY by Xavier Rynne, describing the events and personalities of the Council, is by far the outstanding book on that epoch-making gathering. It consists of a series of letters describing the first session of the Council by Xavier Rynne, a pseudonym which is the best-kept secret of the Council.
Based on the two letter-articles which originally appeared in The New Yorker magazine and were an immediate sensation, they have been greatly expanded and much new material added. The result is an unparalleled description of this most important conclave which changed the whole outlook and direction of the Church in the modern world. His analysis — shrewd, knowledgeable, penetrating, sometimes biting, sometimes accused of being too liberal — is always colorful and provocative. The clash of strong personalities is reported with all the fire and significance of these momentous encounters. The controversies are clearly explained and the overwhelming importance of the issues discussed forcefully brought home to the reader. Rynne’s frankly expressed sympathies for the “progressives” and his outspoken criticisms of their opponents make LETTERS the most exciting, if controversial, book on the Council in action. An absolute must for anyone who would have a full picture and clear understanding of Vatican Council II. |
Note de contenu : |
- Preface I. “A Council!” II. The Council’s Four Stages III. The Council Opens IV. The Debate on the “Liturgy” V. The Debate on the “Sources of Revelation” VI. The Debate on the “Communications Media” VII. The Debate on “Unity” VIII. The Debate on the “Church” IX. Pope John’s “Revolution” - APPENDICES: The Pope’s Opening Address, October 11, 1962 / Closing Address, December 8, 1962 - Index of names |
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