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The council invited us to a fresh appreciation of the gifts passed on to us over the centuries  and this new edition of The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia will help in this task. It is edited for readers in English-speaking countries  drawn together by a common language and by shared pastoral concerns and challenges. Consequently  men and women from America  Canada  Australia  Ireland  and Britain have written this work for a multinational readership. It is a work of and for our time  and its topics and themes have been chosen to meet the inquiries and religious curiosity of people today. It is important to note that for the first time in history the vital center for scriptural and theological studies has shifted from continental Europe to America and the English-speaking world  and it has moved from seminary to the college campus. Furthermore  the sacred sciences are no longer exclusive clerical territory  today many of the most respected scholars are lay men and women. 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