Download or read book Mary and the Church at Vatican II: The Untold Story of Lumen Gentium VIII written by Laurie Olsen and published by Emmaus Road Publishing. This book was released on 2024-07-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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Olsen uncovers the behind-the-scenes story of the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium VIII based on unpublished records from the Vatican Apostolic Archives, including internal memoranda, private notes, never-before-heard audio recordings of closed-door sessions, and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.