An Unfinished Council: Vatican II, Pope Francis, and the Renewal of Catholicism

by Richard R. Gaillardetz

The Second Vatican Council has become an indispensable reference point for understanding Roman Catholicism today. Yet in spite of its impact, Vatican II was in many ways an unfinished council. The council bishops were able to establish key pillars in the construction of a new vision for the church of our time, but, for various reasons, they were not able to draw those pillars together into a coherent unified structure. This volume describes both the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814683096
• ISBN13: 9780814683095
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.8" x 10.0"