The Vision of Vatican II: Its Fundamental Principles

This book is unique in the literature about Vatican II. From the manifold issues debated at the council and formulated in its sixteen documents, Ormond Rush proposes that the salient features of “the vision of Vatican II” can be captured in twenty-four principles. He concludes by proposing that these principles can function as criteria for assessing the reception of the conciliar vision over the last five decades and into the future. There is no other book that attempts such a comprehensive synthesis of the council’s vision for renewal and reform of the Catholic Church.

• Investigating Vatican II: Its Theologians, Ecumenical Turn, and Biblical Commitment
• Discovering Pope Francis: The Roots of Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s Thinking
• The Disputed Teachings of Vatican II: Continuity and Reversal in Catholic Doctrine
• The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Account of the Conclave That Changed History
• Eating Together, Becoming One
• The Reception of Vatican II
• When Bishops Meet: An Essay Comparing Trent, Vatican I, and Vatican II
• Wounded Shepherd: Pope Francis and His Struggle to Convert the Catholic Church
• Grace in Season: The Riches of the Gospel in Seventy Sermons
• Introducing the Practice of Ministry