The RESILIENT CHURCH : Necessity & Limits of Adaptation

• Hardback book with Dust Jacket by Avery Dulles, D.J.
• Copyright © 1977 by Avery Dulles

" Renewal-without loss of identity-is the subject of this careful look at the problems facing Catholics in a time of radical change. "

" What is the Church's mission in the world today?
What is the role of the Pope and the church leadership?
What are the actual options available to committed Christians? "

" Avery Dulles, author of Models of the Church-a book hailed by Commonweal as "a masterly performance"-addresses these vital, much debated questions with boldness and clarity.
Fr. Dulles indicates the many ways in which Catholic theology can make room for valuable new insights from ongoing dialogues-while still retaining a fidelity to its own traditions, and without becoming so politicized or psychologized as to lose sight of the divine dimension of its own mission. "

Contents includes:

" Introduction

I. Rethinking the Mission of the Church

II. Church Reform Through Creative Interaction

III. Doctrinal Renewal: A Situationist View

IV. The Critique of Modernity and the Hartford Appeal

V. Doctrinal Authority for a Pilgrim Church

VI. Toward a Renewed Papacy

VII. Changing Concepts of Church Membership

VIII. Eucharistic Sharing as an Ecumenical Problem

IX. Ecumenical Strategies for a Pluralistic Age

Appendix I. An Appeal for Theological Affirmation
Appendix II. Toward the Mutual Recognition of Members: An Affirmation
Notes
Index "

This book is in very good condition with only very minor wear.
The dust jacket has some wear and tear to the edges.
No torn or ripped pages.
There are two church name and address stamps on the first blank page.
No other markings or writing.

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