Lay People in the Church: A Study for a Theology of Laity

by Yves Congar, D. Attwater (Translator)

"Father Conger wrote this book for milieu . . . Far different from our own"

Genres: Theology

520 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1957

About the author

A French Dominican priest who become one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century on the topic of the Roman Catholic Church and ecumenism.

Reviews

[Jarrod Dillon · Rating 5 out of 5]

For the most part, I enjoyed every page. I have never read anything by Congar before. I found his style to be refreshing (I realize that it is a translation). For the most part, I agree with almost every one of his points. I read it because it is a classic in theology. I am trying to understand Vatican 2 better. This book certainly helped with that.

[Christopher Hunt · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was a bore. It was about 300 pages longer that it needed to be. Throughout the book there was a theme of infatuation with the arch-heretics of the Protestant Revolution that irked me. If I make it to Purgatory, this book should give me a lot of exchangeable credit.

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is of its time, but Congar laid foundations for Lay involvement in today’s Church.