By Sr. Maureen Sullivan, O.P.

"Just what was Vatican II? Assistant Professor of Theology Sr. Maureen Sullivan answers this question in 101 Questions & Answers on Vatican II . Sullivan's book tackles the complex and sometimes controversial issues of the council, from its early beginnings in 1962 through the many perspectives within the church in the decades since.

"Vatican II has become so much of a battleground," says the book's summary, "that some of those who lived through it may have lost sight of its original intentions."