Aggiornamento In The Context Of Ressourcement

[tinytherese]

So an idea I had for my senior presentation (which won't be for another year, but still) would be on the [i]real [/i] spirit of Vatican II. I need to do a 20 page paper on and do a presentation on the main points of (or at least some of the points) from that papaer. I thought of doing mine on the commonly misinterpreted aspect of renewal or updating, which needs to be done in continuity of tradition.

Would this be taking on too big of an endeavor (as in a dissertation and not a mere 20 page paper) or would I just have to cut some of it down for my purpose?

I know of one highly recommended resource which would be a book on the historical background and interpretation of the Second Vatican Council documents called Renewal Within Tradition by Matthew Lamb. (The actual documents themselves would need to be used too.) What other resources do you suggest using?

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So an idea I had for my senior presentation (which won't be for another year, but still) would be on the [i]real [/i] spirit of Vatican II. I need to do a 20 page paper on and do a presentation on the main points of (or at least some of the points) from that papaer. I thought of doing mine on the commonly misinterpreted aspect of renewal or updating, which needs to be done in continuity of tradition.

Would this be taking on too big of an endeavor (as in a dissertation and not a mere 20 page paper) or would I just have to cut some of it down for my purpose?

I know of one highly recommended resource which would be a book on the historical background and interpretation of the Second Vatican Council documents called Renewal Within Tradition by Matthew Lamb. (The actual documents themselves would need to be used too.) What other resources do you suggest using?
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In the book "Ratzinger's Faith", by Tracey Rowland (this was before he became Benedict), he talked in an interview about how Lumen Gentium "fell into downright Pelagian terminology". (His words, not mine.) It would be fascinating to do a critique of Lumen Gentium while suggesting a rehabilitation of its valuable aspects.
Your scope would probably be much too big if you want to focus on "The Spirit of VII". You'd want to narrow it probably to "The Spirit of VII *as seen in* Document X".

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[quote name='tinytherese' timestamp='1303732993' post='2232419']
So an idea I had for my senior presentation (which won't be for another year, but still) would be on the [i]real [/i] spirit of Vatican II. I need to do a 20 page paper on and do a presentation on the main points of (or at least some of the points) from that papaer. I thought of doing mine on the commonly misinterpreted aspect of renewal or updating, which needs to be done in continuity of tradition.

Would this be taking on too big of an endeavor (as in a dissertation and not a mere 20 page paper) or would I just have to cut some of it down for my purpose?

I know of one highly recommended resource which would be a book on the historical background and interpretation of the Second Vatican Council documents called Renewal Within Tradition by Matthew Lamb. (The actual documents themselves would need to be used too.) What other resources do you suggest using?
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There are lots of resources....

1. The Rhine Flows into the Tiber
2. The Spirit of the Liturgy
3. Vatican II: The Crisis and the Promise
4. The Council and the Future
5. A Concise Guide to the Documents of the Second Vatican Council (2 Vols)
6. Still Interpreting Vatican II – Some Hermeneutical Principles
7. Unfinished Journey – The Church 40 Years After Vatican II

There are more...this should give you a fairly good start. The material I listed comes from both sides...so please fiddler through what you can....