The Church of the Word Incarnate: Vol. 1 The Apostolic Hierarchy
The monumental work of renowned twentieth-century Swiss ecclesiologist Charles Journet, The Church of the Word Incarnate is among the most comprehensive and spiritually profound studies of the mystery of the Church. Presented here for the first time in English translation is Journet's complete five-volume "essay in speculative theology," in which he undertakes a Thomistic presentation of the Church in light of her four causes—efficient, material, formal, and final—corresponding to her four marks of apostolicity, catholicity, unity, and sanctity. In this first volume, Journet examines the apostolic hierarchy—the Twelve chosen by Christ, along with their successors and collaborators—as the Church's immediate and instrumental efficient cause. After an initial consideration of the prior stages involved in the divine institution of the Church, Journet devotes much of the rest of the volume to the apostolic hierarchy itself and to its unified exercise of its distinct sacramental and jurisdictional powers, from which the Church's existence in the world flows. The volume concludes with his reflections on apostolicity as both a property and sign of the true Church.
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The Church of the Word Incarnate: Vol. 1 The Apostolic Hierarchy
The monumental work of renowned twentieth-century Swiss ecclesiologist Charles Journet, The Church of the Word Incarnate is among the most comprehensive and spiritually profound studies of the mystery of the Church. Presented here for the first time in English translation is Journet's complete five-volume "essay in speculative theology," in which he undertakes a Thomistic presentation of the Church in light of her four causes—efficient, material, formal, and final—corresponding to her four marks of apostolicity, catholicity, unity, and sanctity. In this first volume, Journet examines the apostolic hierarchy—the Twelve chosen by Christ, along with their successors and collaborators—as the Church's immediate and instrumental efficient cause. After an initial consideration of the prior stages involved in the divine institution of the Church, Journet devotes much of the rest of the volume to the apostolic hierarchy itself and to its unified exercise of its distinct sacramental and jurisdictional powers, from which the Church's existence in the world flows. The volume concludes with his reflections on apostolicity as both a property and sign of the true Church.
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The Church of the Word Incarnate: Vol. 1 The Apostolic Hierarchy

The Church of the Word Incarnate: Vol. 1 The Apostolic Hierarchy

by Charles Journet
The Church of the Word Incarnate: Vol. 1 The Apostolic Hierarchy

The Church of the Word Incarnate: Vol. 1 The Apostolic Hierarchy

by Charles Journet

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The monumental work of renowned twentieth-century Swiss ecclesiologist Charles Journet, The Church of the Word Incarnate is among the most comprehensive and spiritually profound studies of the mystery of the Church. Presented here for the first time in English translation is Journet's complete five-volume "essay in speculative theology," in which he undertakes a Thomistic presentation of the Church in light of her four causes—efficient, material, formal, and final—corresponding to her four marks of apostolicity, catholicity, unity, and sanctity. In this first volume, Journet examines the apostolic hierarchy—the Twelve chosen by Christ, along with their successors and collaborators—as the Church's immediate and instrumental efficient cause. After an initial consideration of the prior stages involved in the divine institution of the Church, Journet devotes much of the rest of the volume to the apostolic hierarchy itself and to its unified exercise of its distinct sacramental and jurisdictional powers, from which the Church's existence in the world flows. The volume concludes with his reflections on apostolicity as both a property and sign of the true Church.

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BN ID: 2940184461540
Publisher: Emmaus Academic
Publication date: 04/25/2025
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Format: eBook
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About the Author

CHARLES JOURNET (1891–1975) was a Swiss priest and theologian who taught at the major seminary in Fribourg from 1924 to 1970. He was the author of more than two dozen books and many articles on Catholic theology. Together with Jacques Maritain, he was the founder of the European journal Nova et Vetera. In 1965, Journet was named a cardinal by Pope Paul VI in recognition of his work in ecclesiology.
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