The Church Emerging from Vatican II

Author: Dennis Doyle

6 X 9" -- 368 pages

This is a clearly presented introduction to Catholicism that answers the question of what it means to be a believing, practicing Catholic in the Church in light of Vatican II ecclesiology and contemporary theology.

Dennis Doyle presents a solidly academic yet lively approach to understanding the workings of the contemporary Catholic Church. He looks at the challenges the church faces, its nature and mission, its symbolic character, its diversity, its leadership, the role of the laity, the meaning of Christian spirituality today, religious communities, the meaning of being a "pilgrim" church, Mary as the model of the church, and much more.