By the doyen of Vatican II studies; this book illuminates the key events and meaning of the most important religious event of the twentieth century.The Second Vatican Council; summoned by Pope John XXIII on Christmas day 1961; began in October 1962. Meeting in four autumn sessions from 1962 to 1965; Pope John's Council was a watershed in both world Christian and world religious history.With brevity and insight; Giuseppe Alberigo tells the story of Vatican II Council for a generation that has come of age since its close. He shows us a Council that Pope John called to renew not just the church but Christianity as a whole. He shows that that vision was realized in ways far beyond its participants' ability to understand.
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