Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Vatican II
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Vatican II
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations of Conciliar Documents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Vatican II in Context
- 1 Church Life in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
- 2 Theological Renewal in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
- 3 Papal Leadership in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
- 4 The Council as Ecclesial Process
- 5 The Role of Non-Voting Participants in the Preparation and Conduct of the Council
- 6 Conciliar Hermeneutics
- Part II Conciliar Themes and Reception
- Appendix: Sources for the Study of Vatican II
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Conciliar References
- Series page
- References
4 - The Council as Ecclesial Process
from Part I - Vatican II in Context
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Vatican II
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Vatican II
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations of Conciliar Documents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Vatican II in Context
- 1 Church Life in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
- 2 Theological Renewal in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
- 3 Papal Leadership in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
- 4 The Council as Ecclesial Process
- 5 The Role of Non-Voting Participants in the Preparation and Conduct of the Council
- 6 Conciliar Hermeneutics
- Part II Conciliar Themes and Reception
- Appendix: Sources for the Study of Vatican II
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Conciliar References
- Series page
- References
Summary
The chapter addresses the procedural aspects of the Second Vatican Council with a comparison to the preceding councils (Trent and Vatican I), and through an analysis of the different kinds of membership of the council: the council fathers, the periti, the commissions, and the informal groups. The final part explains the rules for drafting, voting, and approving documents, and examines the fundamental differences between the Second Vatican Council and other legislative, parliamentary assemblies.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Vatican II , pp. 62 - 77Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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