American impressions of the Council -- The basic teachings of Vatican II -- The emerging world church and the pluralism of cultures -- The meaning of Catholicism : adventures of an idea -- Vatican II and the recovery of tradition -- Authority and conscience : two needed voices -- The church and communications : Vatican II and beyond -- Vatican II and the purpose of the church -- The church, society, and politics -- The extraordinary Synod of 1985 -- The teaching authority of Bishops' Conferences -- Ecumenism and the search for doctrinal agreement.
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