Never the Same Again: Post-Vatican II Catholic-Protestant Interactions
Catholic-Protestant relations since the Second Vatican Council have changed in many respects. These are discussed in light of methodological questions about the nature of “change” and “sameness,” as important, banal, or exaggerated. The changed landscape of relations is one that now emphasizes a pos...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1991
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Sociological analysis
Year: 1991, Volume: 52, Issue: 1, Pages: 13-26 |
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| Summary: | Catholic-Protestant relations since the Second Vatican Council have changed in many respects. These are discussed in light of methodological questions about the nature of “change” and “sameness,” as important, banal, or exaggerated. The changed landscape of relations is one that now emphasizes a positive, rather than a previously negative, social contract between the two major branches of Western Christendom. In particular, Protestant diversity and Catholic uniformity no longer stand as clearly differentiated as they once did. The papacy, by contrast, continues as a major dividing point between the two traditions. A particularly significant outcome for understanding the effects of change is the decline of “hell” as an effective concept for governing adherents' actions. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7873 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3710712 |