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RST 207 - Vatican II and Catholic Reform


The Second Vatican Council (1962-65) revolutionized the relationship of the Roman Catholic Church to the modern world.  Within a few short years, a church that had been characterized as clerical, juridical, and triumphal assumed a different, more humble posture characterized by dialogical engagement with contemporary society.  The Council renewed the Church’s self-understanding and consequently all areas of Catholic theology experienced radical rethinking.  The sixteen documents of the Council will frame a study of the renewed meaning and practice of Catholicism in a post-conciliar age.  The renewal of theological categories such as revelation and scripture, God, Christ, ecclesiology, and Christian praxis will be examined.
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Credits: 3