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Mary & The Church At Vatican II: The Untold Story Of Limen Gentium VIII - Laurie Olsen - Emmaus Road (Paperback)
This masterful work by Dr. Laurie Olsen uncovers the behind-the-scenes story of the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium VIII based on unpublished records from the Vatican Apostolic Archives, including internal memoranda, private notes, never-before-heard audio recordings of closed-door sessions, and more. This monumental achievement of archival research provides a window into what really happened at Vatican II—the council’s inner workings and maneuvers to steer Lumen Gentium VIII in a direction that would profoundly affect marian devotion and the study of mariology from that moment on.
Dr. Laurie Olsen graduated from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University, earned her doctorate in sacred theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, and is a member of the Mariological Society of America.
“With their fairly recent move to the Vatican Apostolic Archives, scholars can at last consult all materials from Vatican II, including audio recordings of private deliberations of the council’s theological commission. Dr. Olsen is among the first to hear them, and the revelations she brings forth are important not only for mariology but for Vatican II studies overall. It is no longer enough to consult even the Acta Synodalia. Now we can—and must—get to the original, primary documents. The book in your hands does that. There is no other work like it on the day-to-day workings of the council. Gorgeous!”
Fr. José Antonio Riestra
Professor Emeritus, Pontifical University of Santa Croce, Rome Counselor Emeritus, Pontifical International Marian Academy, Vatican City
