by Edward Schillebeeckx · SCM Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780334019565
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«Church with a Human Face» is the theological essay by Edward Schillebeeckx, published by SCM Press in paperback (320 pages, in English).
Edward Schillebeeckx traces church ministry from Jesus and his messianic community, examines the practice and theology of ministry in the early communities, and analyzes its historical forms. The book devotes a section to the «protests of the people»: discontent over the exclusion of women and over married priests.
Published in 1985, it is a translation by John Bowden from the Dutch «Pleidooi voor mensen in de kerk»; includes index and bibliography (pages 295-300).
For readers interested in Catholic theology, ecclesiology, and the debate on the role of women in the Church.
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Edward Cornelis Florentius Alfonsus Schillebeeckx was a Belgian Catholic theologian born in Antwerp. He taught at the Catholic University of Nijmegen. He was a member of the Dominican Order. His books on theology have been translated into many languages, and his contributions to the Second Vatican Council made him known throughout the world.
