• Preface
• Introduction
1. Big Perspectives on a Big Meeting
2. The Long Nineteenth Century
3. The Council Opens
4. The First Period (1962): The Lines Are Drawn
5. The Second Period (1963): A Majority Prevailing
6. The Third Period (1964): Triumphs and Tribulations
7. The Fourth Period (1965): Bringing the Ship into Port
• Conclusion
• Chronology of Vatican II
• Council Participants Frequently Mentioned
• Abbreviations
• Notes
• Index

John W. O’Malley is University Professor at Georgetown University.

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