The book The Church in the World: Essays On The Second Vatican Council’s Pastoral Constitution On The Church In The World Today With Texts Of Church Teaching On Social Questions is an edited collection of essays that analyzes and interprets the landmark Second Vatican Council document, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes). The book includes the actual texts of relevant Church teaching on social questions, providing primary sources alongside expert analysis. the The book includes actual texts of relevant Church teaching on social questions, providing primary sources alongside expert analysis.