Ecclesial Conversion after Vatican II: Renewing “the Face of the Church” to Reflect “the Genuine Face of God”

The Second Vatican Council was an event of conversion for the participating bishops, and the council's documents propose a vision for the conversion of the Catholic ecclesial imagination. The author argues that this ecclesial conversion entails a refashioning of the Catholic Church's under...

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Main Author: Rush, Ormond 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2013
In: Theological studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 74, Issue: 4, Pages: 785-803
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Summary:The Second Vatican Council was an event of conversion for the participating bishops, and the council's documents propose a vision for the conversion of the Catholic ecclesial imagination. The author argues that this ecclesial conversion entails a refashioning of the Catholic Church's understanding of the divine-human relationship in history. This relationship includes the divine-ecclesial relationship and, consequently, relationships within the Church. The article concludes by examining two particular dimensions of the council's call for ongoing ecclesial conversion that remain unfulfilled.
ISSN:2169-1304
Contains:Enthalten in: Theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/004056391307400401