Vatican II as a Constitutional Text of Faith. Issue 1 (22nd May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kaplan, Grant
• Is Part Of: Horizons. Volume 41:Issue 1(2014)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 21
• Publication Date: 2014-05-22
• Subjects: Theology -- Periodicals; Doctrines -- History -- Periodicals; 230.205
• DOI: 10.1017/hor.2014.2
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0360-9669

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="normal"> <title> <x content-type="archive" xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>This article posits that the hermeneutical approach of Peter Hünermann toward the "text" of the Second Vatican Council possesses the capacity to dissolve disputes that have arisen from a fissure among Catholics about the meaning of the council. At the heart of Hünermann's approach is a bold attempt to read the council's genre in light of "constitutional texts" that have played an important role in founding and reconciling different types of communities in the modern world.</p> </abstract>