Why the Church?

by Luigi Giussani

Overview

Giussani begins by focusing on the Church as a community composed of people who are aware of themselves as defined by the gift of the Spirit, from which they derive a new conception of existence, the fruit of conversion. He then describes the Church's developing self-awareness of its dual elements of the human and divine. Concerned with verifying the Church's claim to embody Christ, Giussani situates the locus of verification in human experience, arguing that a different type of life is born in those who try to live the life of the Church. Why the Church? is a seminal study that will engage both the scholar and the general reader.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780773581494
Publisher:	McGill-Queens University Press
Publication date:	03/02/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Monsignor Luigi Giussani (1922-2005) was the founder of the Catholic lay movement Communion and Liberation in Italy. His works are available in over twenty languages.

Editorial Reviews

Giussani (professor emeritus, U. Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan) is a founder of the Catholic lay movement Communion and Liberation. In this work, originally published in Italian as la chiesa?/>, he discusses issues of faith in an age of rationalism<-->the mystery of the communion of believers. He explores the Catholic Church's definition of itself as both human and divine, and argues that a different type of existence is born in those who try to live the life of the Church. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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