Vatican II: renewal within tradition

Part I. The Constitutions:

The dogmatic constitution on the church, Lumen Gentium:

1. Nature, mission, and structure of the church / Avery Dulles

2. The universal call to holiness / Benoît-Dominique de La Soujeole

The dogmatic constitution on divine revelation, Dei Verbum:

3. Revelation and its transmission / Francis Martin

4. Inspiration and interpretation / Denis Farkasfalvy

The constitution on the sacred liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium:

5. Theology of the liturgy / Pamela E. J. Jackson

6. The sacraments of the church / Romanus Cessario

The pastoral constitution onthe church in the modern world, Gaudium et Spes:

7. Doctrinal perspectives on the church in the modern world / J. Brian Benestad

8. Pastoral perspectives on the church in the modern world / Matthew Levering

Part II. The Decrees:

9. The decree on the bishops' pastoral office in the church, Christus Dominus / Brian Ferme

10. The decree on the ministry and life of priests, Presbyterorum Ordinis / Guy Mansini and Lawrence J. Welch

11. The decree on priestly formation, Optatam Totius / Anthony A. Akinwale

12. The decree on the appropriate renewal of religious life, Perfectae Caritatis / M. Prudence Allen and M. Judith O'Brien

13. The decree on the apostolate of the laity, Apostolicam Actuositatem / Robert W. Oliver

14. The decree on the church's missionary activity, Ad Gentes / Francis George

15. The decree on ecumenism, Unitatis Redintegratio / Charles Morerod

16. The decree on the Eastern Catholic churches, Orientalium Ecclesiarum / Khaled Anatolios

17. The decree on the instruments of social communication, Inter Mirifica / Richard John Neuhaus

Part III. The Declarations:

18. The declaration on religious freedom, Dignitatis Humanae / F. Russell Hittinger

19. The declaration on Christian education, Gravissimum Educationis / Don J. Briel

20. The declaration on the relationship of the church to non-Christian religions, Nostra Aetate / Arthur Kennedy

Commentary:

20. Anamnesis, Epiclesis, Prolepsis: categories for reading the Second Vatican Council as "renewal within tradition" / Geoffrey Wainwright

Concluding Reflections:

22. The challenges of reform and renewal within Catholic tradition / Matthew L. Lamb