The Disputed Teachings of Vatican II

<DIV><P>The Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) radically shook up many centuries of tradition in the Roman Catholic Church. This book by Thomas Guarino a noted expert on the sources and methods of Catholic doctrine investigates whether Vatican II’s highly contested teachings on religious freedom ecumenism and the Virgin Mary represented a harmonious development of—or a rupture with—Catholic tradition.</P><P>Guarino’s careful explanations of such significant terms as <I>continuity discontinuity analogy reversal reform </I>and <I>development</I> greatly enhance and clarify his discussion. No other book on Vatican II so clearly elucidates the essential <I>theological</I> principles for determining whether—and to what extent—a conciliar teaching is in continuity or discontinuity with antecedent tradition.</P><P>Readers from all faith traditions who care about the logic of continuity and change in Christian teaching will benefit from this masterful case study.</P></DIV>