A Concise Guide to the Documents of Vatican II

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CONTENTS Abbreviations , vi Acknowledgments | ix Introduction: Reading the Documents of Vatican II | ! Part One: The Four Constitutions ( 11 1 Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Saamanctum Concilium) 13 2 Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum) 26 3 Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium) 37 4 Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modem World (Gaudium et Spes) 56 Part Two: The Church as the People of God | 75 5 Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church (Christus Dominus) 77 6 Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests (Presbvtemivm Ordinis) 83 7 Decree on the Training of Priests (OptatamTotitts) 91 8 Decree on the Up-to-Date Renewal of Religious Life (Perfectae Caritatis) 95 9 Decree on the Apostolate of Lay People (Apostolicam Actuositatem) 101 10 Decree on Ecumenism (Unitatis Redintegratio) 110 11 Decree on the Catholic Eastern Churches (Orientalium Ecclesiantm) 122 Part Three: The Church in the World | 127 12 Decree on the Mass Media (Inter Mirijlca) 129 13 Decree on the Church's Missionary Activity (Ad Genres) 133 14 Declaration on Christian Education (Gravissimum Educationis) 141 15 Declaration on Religious Liberty (DignitatisHumanae) 147 16 Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions [Nostra Aviate) 156 Glossary' I 165 For Further Reading | 171 Index | 174