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Basic Course Outline
Week I History and Purpose of Ecumenical Councils;
Prelude to Vatican II and Council Overview;
and Teaching Authority
Week II

Dogmatic Constitution on the Church
(Lumen Gentium)

A. Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops
B. Decree on the Apostolate of Lay People
C. Decree on the Up to Date Renewal of      Religious Life

Week III

Pastoral Constitution on the Church
in the Modern World
(Gaudium et Spes)

A. Declaration on Religious Liberty
B. Declaration on the Relations of the     Church to Non-Christian Religions
C. Decree on Ecumenism

Week IV

The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium)

A. Decree on the Catholic Eastern      Churches
B. Decree on the Training of Priests
C. Decree on the Ministry and Life of      Priests

Week V

Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation
(Dei Verbum)

A. Decree on the Church’s Missionary      Activity
B. Decree on the Means of Social      Communication C. Declaration on      Christian Education