Vatican II: The History and the Narratives

The author discusses the relationship between historical studies and the hermeneutics of the Second Vatican Council. He seeks to develop a critical understanding of the two-sided debate about how to understand and assess the event of the council by showing how one side argues not on the basis of his...

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Main Author: Faggioli, Massimo 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2012
In: Theological studies
Year: 2012, Volume: 73, Issue: 4, Pages: 749-767
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Summary:The author discusses the relationship between historical studies and the hermeneutics of the Second Vatican Council. He seeks to develop a critical understanding of the two-sided debate about how to understand and assess the event of the council by showing how one side argues not on the basis of historical understanding of the council but on the basis of “narratives,” which are constructs governed more by ideologies than by historical research and analysis.
ISSN:2169-1304
Contains:Enthalten in: Theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/004056391207300401