This set of three books unpacks the vision and power of Vatican II and makes it available to everyone. With a better understanding of the council documents, Catholics, Jews, and other Christians, and all of good will be able to join the worldwide campaign to establish human solidarity and divine presence in our day.
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This set of books should be in the hands of anyone doing ministry - indeed, anyone who cares about the future of the church. -- Bookviews, January 1997
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Simply Amazing!!,
By SallyC (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Vatican II in Plain English (Paperback)
I have heard this author speak in person and he is just as amazing in print!! Some may agree with the previous reviewer that reading the actual documents themselves or Flannery's version is more helpful, and that's fine. What you simply cannot do without is the first volume of Huebsch's 3 volume set. In it he paints a vivid, enjoyable, informative picture of the situation preceding and surrounding the council. As someone born at the tail-end of the 1970's I knew nothing about the council before reading Huebsch's books. His first book was so interesting and wonderful that it only made me want to learn more! Imagine that! A book making a Catholic want to read more Church documents! Wonderful! Loved them! Go Bill!
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Lost in translation,
This review is from: Vatican II in Plain English: The Collection (Paperback)
After comparing Chapter One of Lumen Gentium, Flannery version and vatican.va online with The Huebsch "in plain English," I saw no reason to finish this book. Although the Flannery and vatican.va editions require you to stop, process and reflect after each section to more fully grasp the meaning of the document, the effort is worth the time. Huebch takes liberty with the meaning of the documents, adds in his own commentary and often strips the documents not only of their meaning, but also of the richness and beauty. Chapter 1, paragraph 2, Huebsch translates the fall of Adam and reference to original sin as we "stumbled along the way." C1, P4 he misses the mark, adds a lot NOT said and translates "He (the Holy Spirit) guides the church in all truth" to "Spirit unifies us in love." He omits language referring to hierarchical and charismatic gifts into his own ideas. C1, P5 Huebsch completely lost the beauty and essence of this awesome passage into something totally unrecognisable to the original documents. C1, P7 He takes "plain English" to it's maximum definition, and the language leans on negative, almost vulgar in comparison to the original, calling the Body of Christ "messy." C1, P8 was enough for me to call it quits. There is no mention of any type of "swimming" outside Huebsch's version and he totally deleted all scriptural references including the "mystery of the Incarnate Word." Papal authority was severely under emphasised from "...all ages the pillar and mainstay of the church" to Huebsch's "...whose jobs were to help maintain this delicate truth." The call of Christians to unity with the Catholic church is watered down to a more ecumenical call to "Christian unity" although the more accurate statement reads "impelling towards catholic unity." I'm sure that Huebsch made great effort in creating his "plain English" books, but if you really want to understand the Truth in Vatican II (not just the "spirit" of it), skip this book for the Flannery edition or read it online for free at Vatican.va. Vatican Council II, Vol. 2: More Post-Conciliar Documents
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Reasonable price for 3 book set on Vatican II.Easy to understand and use.
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