Power and poverty in the church : the renewal and understanding of service / Yves Congar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Congar, Yves, 1904-1995, author.

Standardized Title:

Pour une Église servante et pauvre. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Government.

Catholic Church.

Political science.

Church--Authority.

Church.

Physical Description:

107 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Paulist Press, 2016.

Summary:

In 1963, the French Dominican Yves Congar published this brief manifesto, a first fruit of Vatican II, on the possibilities opening on the horizon for Church renewal, envisioning a Church that would serve rather than dominate, accommodate rather than blame: a Church made not only for believers but for all humankind. Fifty years later, the teachings of Pope Francis echo Congar's thought on ministry and the need for simplicity. Power and Poverty in the Church is essential reading for understanding the Church in the third millennium. Book jacket.

Contents:

The hierarchy as service: scriptural sources and historical development

Texts from the gospels and references in New Testament literature

Historical development of authority

The Christian concept of authority

Titles and honors in the church: a short historical study

The invasion of legalism

How the church has acquired its appearance of privilege

By way of conclusion

Our pastors speak of the church of poverty and service: passages from the council, the pope, and the bishops

A church of service

A church of poverty.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Congar, Yves, 1904-1995, author. Power and poverty in the church

ISBN:

9780809153039

0809153033

OCLC:

950083809

Publisher Number:

99969920678