Vatican II: Catholic Doctrines on Jews and Muslims by Gavin D'Costa

By Gavin D'Costa

Gavin D'Costa breaks new flooring during this authoritative examine of the second one Vatican Council's doctrines on different religions, with specific consciousness to Judaism and Islam. the focal point is completely at the doctrinal foundations present in Lumen Gentium sixteen that might serve Catholicism within the 21st century. D'Costa presents a map outlining diversified hermeneutical techniques to the Council, while synthesising their strengths and offering a critique of their
weaknesses. additionally, he classifies the several authority attributed to doctrines thereby clarifying debates concerning continuity, discontinuity, and reform in doctrinal teaching.

Vatican II: Catholic Doctrines on Jews and Muslims expertly examines the Council's progressive educating on Judaism which has been topic to conflicting readings, together with the declare that the Council reversed doctrinal teachings during this quarter. via a rigorous exam of the debates, the drafts, the legit observation, and with attention of the former Council and papal doctrinal teachings at the Jews, D'Costa lays naked the doctrinal achievements of the Council, and
concludes with the same special exam of Catholic doctrines on Islam. This cutting edge textual content makes crucial interventions within the debate approximately Council hermeneutics and doctrinal teachings at the religions.

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