The church: the evolution of Catholicism

Introduction: The content and scope of ecclesiology -- What is ecclesiology? -- What is the church? -- Where ecclesiology fits -- The ecumenical and interfaith dimensions of ecclesiology -- The pastoral dimension of ecclesiology -- The controversial character of ecclesiology -- Models and methods in ecclesiology -- Ecclesiological development -- Ecclesiology in the New Testament -- The history of ecclesiology and the history of the church -- The ecclesiologies of the New Testament -- Summary and synthesis -- Ecclesiology from the postbiblical period to the mid-nineteenth century -- The scope of the problem -- The history of postbiblical ecclesiology: An overview -- Ecclesiology from Vatican I to the threshold of Vatican II -- Peter and the papacy: the ecclesiological context for Vatican I -- Vatican I (1869-70) -- Post-Vatican I developments -- Pre-Vatican II ecclesiology -- Pope John XXIII -- The ecclesiology of the Second Vatican Council -- Introduction and overview -- The announcement of and preparations for the council -- Pope John XXIII's opening address -- The first days of the council -- Vatican II in historical and theological perspective -- The ecclesiology of Vatican II: six basic themes -- The "Twin pillars" of Vatican II's ecclesiology: Lumen gentium and Gaudium et spes -- Vatican II: continuity or discontinuity? -- The style of Vatican II -- Approaches to the interpretation of conciliar texts -- Pope Paul VI's Ecclesiam Suam (1964) -- Concluding reflections --

Post-Vatican II ecclesiology: the church ad extra

The church and the kingdom, or reign of God

The church and the world

The church and salvation

Catholic social teaching

The church and politics

The church and liberation

The church and the holy spirit

Post-Vatican II ecclesiology: the church ad intra

The church as a communion

Authority in the church

Reception

Ministry

An excursus on sacraments and liturgy

Mary and the church

Feminist and nonfeminist ecclesiology by Catholic women

Hispanic and Latino/a ecclesiologies

African and African American ecclesiologies

New movements in the church

The emerging world-church

Brief summation

The future of the church and its ecclesiologies

Synthesis of the book

Ten pastoral applications

The future of the church and its ecclesiologies.