Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Major Figures and Aims of the Vatican II Renewal and Reform
1. Tridentine Motivations of Pope John XXIII before and during Vatican II
2. Theologians at Vatican II: The Ways and Means of Their Contribution to the Council
3. Vatican II on Revelation: Behind the Scenes
4. Cardinal Bea’s Unity Secretariat: Engine of Renewal and Reform at Vatican II
5. Vatican II’s Turn to Ecumenism: The Foundations Laid in 1962–64
Part II. The Council in Session (1962–65): Outcomes and Global Traits
6. Vatican II in 1962: Taking Hold of Pope John’s Council Goals
7. Vatican II in 1963: Renewing Ecclesiology and Turning to Ecumenical Engagement
8. Vatican II in 1964: Doctrinal Advances Paired with Tensions over Facing the Modern World
9. Vatican II in 1965: Renewed Doctrine and Directives of Service
10. Global Traits of Vatican II in Chapter VI of Dei Verbum
Selected Bibliography
Index