The Splendor of the Church

Considered by many the bright jewel among the many enriching books of Cardinal Henri de Lubac, this work is a hymn to the beauty of the Church, under some of whose leaders for a time he unjustly suffered. The Splendor of the Church is, in a sense, a personal testimony of the great theologian's humility and love of the Church of Christ. It is also a classic work in the theology of the Church. Indeed, de Lubac's profound insights significantly contributed to Vatican II's Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, especially in its treatment on the Church as mystery and as the Sacrament of Christ. Chapters:

I. The Church as Mystery

II. The Dimensions of the Mystery

III. The Two Aspects of the Church

IV. The Heart of the Church

V. The Church in the World

VI. The Sacrament of Christ

VII. Ecclesia Mater

VIII. Our Temptations concerning the Church

IX. The Church and Our Lady