
Melissa J. Wilde
المؤلف
Melissa J. Wildeطبع 1
العنوان واسم المؤلف
Vatican II: a sociological analysis of religious change / Melissa J. Wildeبيانات النشر
پرینستون : Princeton University Press، 2007مالمواصفات الشكلية
xv, 196 p.: ill.; 24 cm.الموضوع
Vatican Council (2nd: 1962-1965)اللغة
انگلیسیملاحظات
Originally presented as the author's thesis--University of California, Berkeley.المحتويات
Part I. Explaining the Council: -- 1. Collective effervescence and the Holy Spirit: the eventful first session -- 2. Who wanted what and why at the Second Vatican Council?: toward a theory of religious change -- 3. How culture mattered at Vatican II: collegiality trumps authority in the councils's "social movement organizations" -- Part II. Case Studies: -- 4. The declaration on religious freedom: ceding power, gaining legitimacy -- 5. The Blessed Virgin Mary: the toughest fight of the council -- 6. The council's failure to liberalize birth control: lackluster progressive effort meets a hesitant pope