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

by Yves Congar

With an immense breadth of learning, Yves Congar sets out the nature, function and place of the laity in the Church. This seminal work, first published in 1957 and revised in 1964, is here reissued to make available to a new generation the work of a master of twentieth-century-theology.

Genres: Theology

518 pages, Paperback

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.