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This course will guide students through the history of the tumultuous years surrounding the Second Vatican Council. We will study the important events and persons of the Conciliar years and dig into the sixteen documents promulgated by the Council, including Lumen Gentium, Sacrosanctum Concilium, Gaudium et Spes, Nostra Aetete and Dei Verbum.
Total classes: 4
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th
Suggested credit: 1/3 credit with the homework and reading for high school history or church history
Description
This course will guide students through the history of the tumultuous years surrounding the Second Vatican Council. We will study the important events and persons of the Conciliar years and dig into the sixteen documents promulgated by the Council, including Lumen Gentium, Sacrosanctum Concilium, Gaudium et Spes, Nostra Aetete and Dei Verbum.
Outline
Class 1: The pontificate Pope John XXIII and the calling of the Council
Class 2: The Church and the world: Lumen Gentium and Gaudium et Spes
Class 3: Nostra Aetate, Dei Verbum and Sacrosanctum Concilium
Class 4: Years of uncertainty: a look at the aftermath of the Council and an assessment of its successes and shortcomings
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: There is not required text for this course. However, Mr. Campbell recommends the following books for students who wish to delve deeper into the subject and earn more credit:
The Ratzinger Report by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
What Went Wrong with Vatican II by Ralph McInerny
The Rhine flows into the Tiber by Ralph Wiltgern
Homework: Homework is available with each lesson, to be graded by the parent.
Answer Key: An answer key booklet is included with this course.
