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Freedom, truth, and human dignity : the Second Vatican Council's Declaration on religious freedom : a new translation, redaction history, and interpretation of Dignitatis humanae / David L. Schindler and Nicholas J. Healy, Jr.
Van Pelt Library BX830 1962.A45 L5365 2015
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Freedom of religion.
- Catholic Church--Doctrines.
- Catholic Church.
- Theology, Doctrinal.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 477 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Grand Rapids, Michigan ; Cambridge, U.K. : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English and Latin on facing pages.
- Summary:
- In this Book David L. Schindier and Nicholas J. Healy Jr. promote a deeper understanding of the Second Vatican Council's Declaration on Religious Freedom - Dignitatis Humanae - which Pope Paul VI characterized as one of the greatest documents of Vatican II. In addition to presenting a new translation of the approved text of the Declaration, they make available for the first time in English the five schemas (drafts) of the document that were presented to the Council bishops leading up to the final version. The book also includes an original interpretive essay on Dignitatis Humanae by Schindier and an essay on the genesis and redaction history of the text by Healy. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- The declaration on religious freedom (side by side in English and Latin)
- Freedom, truth, and human dignity : an interpretation of Dignitatis humanae on the right to religious freedom / David L. Schindler
- The drafting of Dignitatis humanae / Nicholas J. Healy, Jr.
- The five conciliar schemas (side by side in English and Latin)
- Schema 3 and the final text (side by side in English).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- Contains:
- Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano). Declaratio de libertate religiosa.
- Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano). Declaratio de libertate religiosa. English
- ISBN:
- 0802871550
- 9780802871558
- OCLC:
- 887851958
- Publisher Number:
- 99963686731
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