978-1-57075-787-7 Yves Congar Essential Writings
by
Paul Lakeland, editors
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208 pp.
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Modern Spiritual Masters Series
Selected with an Introduction by Paul Lakeland
Book Description "In my opinion, Yves Congar was the greatest ecclesiologist in the history of the Church. I recommend this book with much enthusiasm."
—Richard McBrien, author, Catholicism
"Perhaps the greatest master of the theology of tradition who has ever lived."
—Cardinal Avery Dulles
Yves Congar (1904-1995), a French Dominican theologian, was a prophet in the church of the mid-twentieth century, persecuted in the 1950s only to become perhaps the single most formative influence on Vatican II. To the extent that the agenda of Vatican II remains to be fulfilled, one could say that it is Congar's vision that provides the ongoing agenda of the church.
Congar's many contributions ranged from ecumenism to social justice, the Holy Spirit to the identity of the church. Perhaps his most significant and far-reaching influence was his commitment to the role of the laity. Throughout his life he embodied the struggle to join faithfulness to the church with an ongoing commitment to reform and renewal. In recognition of his service to the church, Pope John Paul II named him a cardinal just before his death.
This volume provides real insight and fresh hope for those concerned to breathe new life into the church of the twenty-first century.
Paul Lakeland is professor of religious studies at Fairfield University in Connecticut. He is the author of many books, including The Liberation of the Laity.
