Ecclesiology for a Global Church

"Every day, the church gives birth to the church."--The Venerable Bede “In 2008, Richard Gaillardetz’s Ecclesiology for a Global Church was a breakthrough in ecclesiology, a fresh and profound theology that recognized both the radical missionary nature of the church and its new global reality rooted in its local identity. This new edition, with its brilliant new concluding chapter, confirms the book’s original vision and brings it up to date in the context of ‘the Francis moment’ in the church's history.”—Stephen Bevans, SVD, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago “It is a rare and unexpected pleasure to find that the Church is finally beginning to address the ecclesiological problems Gaillardetz identified and explored years ago. This revised edition is inspired by the changes in the air, showing how the work of Pope Francis is directed towards building the more global Church that the first edition wished to see come to pass. Good for the pope, and good for Gaillardetz!”—Paul Lakeland,