Rev'd Nigel Zimmermann

The Great Grace: Receiving Vatican II Today Rev'd Nigel Zimmermann

Marc Notes: Nigel Zimmermann presents critical reflections from leading Catholic prelates and scholars on the significance of the Second Vatican Council 50 years after it began. These include two senior Cardinals, one of whom is the head of the Congregation of Bishops and the other a member of Pope Francis' new advisory body on reforming the Roman Curia, as well as Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy. Biographical Note: Nigel Zimmermann was a Wingate Scholar (2011-13) and has taught theology in the University of Notre Dame Australia, and is currently with the Institute of Ethics and Society at Notre Dame, Australia. Table of Contents: Table of contentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Nigel Zimmermann, University of Nortre Dame, Australia1. Yesterday's Council for Tomorrow's WorldGeorge Cardinal Pell, Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy2. Communio: The Key to Vatican II's EcclesiologyMarc Cardinal Ouellet PSS, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops3. A Council for the Laity? The Vision of Vatican II in Empowering the Lay FaithfulAnne Hunt, Australian Catholic University, Australia4. From Correlationism to Trinitarian Christocentrism: Receiving the Council in the Church in AustraliaTracey Rowland, Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family, Australia5. Vatican II: Spirit and LetterAnthony Kelly CSsR, Australian Catholic University, Australia6. Mission to the Media: Lessons from Catholic VoicesAusten Ivereigh and Jack Valero, Catholic Voices, UK7. To Awaken the Spirit: Proposing a Vatican II Faith to a Secular WorldMark Coleridge, Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia8. ConclusionPeter Comensoli, Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia Contributor Bio:  Zimmermann, Nigel Nigel Zimmermann lectures in theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia. He completed his PhD at the University of Edinburgh and has been a Wingate Scholar since 2011. His previous work has appeared in "The Heythrop Journal" and "The Tablet".