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The Open Church

[Paperback]

by Michael Novak

    • Author

      Michael Novak

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      Transaction Publishers

    • Published

      July 2001

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      Product Description

      Michael Novak's eyewitness report on the second and piv-otal session of Vatican II in 1964 vividly inter weaves pageantry, politics, and theology. An unusually well-informed lay intellectual, who had earned a theological degree just before the Council, Novak applauded the purposes of Pope John XXIII and his successor Paul VI - "to throw open the windows of the church." In this report, he coined the classic description of the foes of the reforms at Vatican II as the party of "nonhistorical orthodoxy," emphasizing the eternal and unchanging, neglecting history and contingency. The author recounts many moments of high drama - Pope Paul VI's opening speech, the vote on the collegiality of bishops, the plea of Cardinal Bea on behalf of the chapter on Jews, and Bishop De Smedt's defense of religious freedom. His colorful chapter on the American bishops in 1964 serves as a fascinating benchmark, as do his many insights into the new role of the laity. His final chapter is a moving tribute to the Open Church engaging the contemporary world, and his new introduction brings this report up to date.

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      • Author

        Michael Novak

      • Book Format

        Paperback / softback

      • Publisher

        Transaction Publishers

      • Published

        July 2001

      • Weight

        609g

      • Page Count

        416

      • Dimensions

        153 x 223 x 23 mm

      • ISBN

        9780765807724

      • ISBN-10

        0765807726

      • Eden Code

        1156819

      More Information

      • Author/Creator: Michael Novak

      • ISBN: 9780765807724

      • Publisher: Transaction Publishers

      • Release Date: July 2001

      • Weight: 609g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 223 x 23 mm

      • Eden Code: 1156819

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