{"product_id":"mystery-of-the-church-people-beal-rose-9780813226996","title":"Mystery of the Church, People of God: Yves Congar's Total Ecclesiology as a Path to Vatican II","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow can we approach the mystery that is the church? The French Dominican theologian Yves Congar (1904-1995) explored this theme in works both published and unpublished, from 1931 until his suspension from the Le Saulchoir theology faculty over concern about his \"new theology\" in 1954. Congar's goal: to develop what he called a \"total ecclesiology\" or theology of the church. The then-predominant notions of the church as a perfect society, and strong focus on a pyramid-like view of hierarchy over the laity, did not in Congar's view offer an integrated, organic portrait of the church as a mystery or as a whole. The key to ecclesiology, he believed, was to give full place to all of the ecclesial elements and to the relationships that hold them together, often in tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCongar coined the term \"total ecclesiology\" in his ground-breaking outline for a theology of the laity, \u003ci\u003eA Way towards a Theology of the Laity\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eIn Mystery of the Church, People of God\u003c\/i\u003e, Rose M. Beal argues that \"total ecclesiology\" is the necessary and appropriate lens for a comprehensive interpretation of Congar's ecclesiological project prior to the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). Beal works from Congar's published works from 1931 to 1954, as well as from unpublished texts from the same time period, to integrate and propose a comprehensive interpretation of his ecclesiological purposes and methods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe use of Congar's unpublished materials make this book a unique undertaking. These texts allow Beal to see the \"behind the scenes\" story of Congar's ecclesiology. They bring insight to a more accurate and informed interpretation of his extensive published corpus, and offer a clearer view of the path towards his contribution to Vatican II's \u003ci\u003eDogmatic Constitution on the Church \u003c\/i\u003e (Lumen Gentium).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRose M. Beal is at Saint Mary's University, Winona, Minnesota.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Beal Rose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813226996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813226996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catholic University of America Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.85h x 5.69w x 1.06d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beal Rose","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072807530751,"sku":"9780813226996","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_18fa21d2-3767-4d32-9d04-9ee480a03495.jpg?v=1685444049","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mystery-of-the-church-people-beal-rose-9780813226996","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}