Preface to Vatican II Basics

This section gives the reader a basic understanding of Vatican II, and its relations with earlier Councils. The articles below contain a wealth of basic information on Vatican II.

Articles In This Section

• Councils Through History

• Vatican II - The Historical Context

• Principal Themes of the Council

• The Sixteen Documents

• Diagram of the Documents

• Who Was Who at The Council:
  

  • The Popes of The Council

  • Council Fathers

  • The Theologians

• Peter and Paul: Confrontation at Antioch, by Arthur Wells

• Peter and Paul after Antioch, by Arthur Wells

• Commentary on the Four Major Constitutions

  • Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum)
    Revelation & Inspiration, by Bishop B.C. Butler

  • Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes)
    Gaudium et Spes - The Church in the Modern World, by Norman Tanner

  • Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium)
    On The Church - De Ecclesia, by Bishop B.C. Butler, with commentary by Arthur Wells

  • Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium)
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