An introductory survey of the deepening crisis in relationships between the Catholic Church and society during the Post-Tridentine period. A study of the speeches and writings of John XXIII concerning the Second Vatican Council, with special reference to his perception of an epochal shift and his vision for the Church into the future. An assessment of the historical importance of Vatican II.

Prerequisites:

• second level: CH140 and CH141 or equivalents
• third level: two levels of Church History

Requirements:
3 hours per week

Assessment:

• second level
  
  • one 500 word seminar paper - 20%
  • one 3,000 word essay - 80%
• third level
  
  • one 500 word seminar paper - 20%
  • one 3,500 word essay - 80%

Bibliography:

• Abbott, Walter M., ed. The Documents of Vatican II: Introduction and Commentaries by Catholic Bishops and Experts, Responses by Protestant and Orthodox Scholars. London: Geoffrey Chapman, 1966.
• Alberigo, Giuseppe, ed. History of Vatican II. 5 Vols. Edited by Joeph A. Komonchak. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1995–2006.
• Alberigo, Giuseppe, Jean-Pierre Jussua, and Joseph A. Komonchak,  eds. The Reception of Vatican II. Translated by Matthew J. O’Connell. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 1987.
• Bulman, Raymond F., and Frederick J. Parrella, eds. From Trent to Vatican II: Historical and Theological Investigations. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
• Coppa, Frank J. The Papacy Confronts the Modern World. Malabar, FL: Krieger, 2003.
• Cronin, John F., Francis X. Murphy, and Ferrer Smith, eds. The Encyclicals and Other Messages of John XXIII. Washington, DC: The Pope Speaks, 1964.
• Komonchak, Joseph A. “Modernity and the Construction of Roman Catholicism.” Cristianesimo nella Storia 18 (1997): 353–83.
• Latourelle, Rene, ed. Vatican II: Assessments and Perspectives: Twenty-five Years After (1962–1987). 3 vols. New York: Paulist, 1988–89.
• O’Malley, John W. Tradition and Transition: Historical Perspectives on Vatican II. Wilmigton, DE: Michael Glazier, 2008.
• ———. What Happened at Vatican II. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2008.
• O’Malley, John W., Stephen Schloesser, Joseph Komonchak, and Neil J. Ormerod. Vatican II: Did Anything Happen? Edited by David G. Schultenover. New York: Continuum, 2007.