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"[F]eatures the four central documents that most fully articulate the vision of the council [The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965)]--Dei Verbum, Lumen Gentium, Sacrosanctum Concilium, and Gaudium et Spes--with ... commentary from the postconciliar popes and Bishop Robert Barron interspersed throughout ... . The collection also includes the opening address of Pope St. John XXIII, the closing address of Pope St. Paul VI, a foreword from Bishop Barron, an afterword from theologian Matthew Levering, and ... appendices listing key terms and figures and answering frequently asked questions"--From publisher's website.
About the author
Dr. Matthew Levering holds the James N. Jr. and Mary D. Perry Chair of Theology at Mundelein Seminary. He is the author or editor of over fifty books, including
The Wisdom of the Word: Biblical Answers to Ten Pressing Questions about Catholicism, coauthored with Michael Dauphinais. He is the co-editor of two quarterly journals,
Nova et Veteraand
The International Journal of Systematic Theology, and formerly served as president of the Academy of Catholic Theology.
