Christ's Mission Through the Church: A Primary Source Reader

To continue his mission in the world, Jesus gave us his Church, the one Body of Christ: "As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ. . . . Now you are Christ's body, and individually parts of it" (1 Corinthians 12:12,27). The collection of readings in Christ's Mission Through the Church: A Primary Source Reader aims to help you learn more about the Church and how you can share in Christ's mission as a unique and valued member of the Body of Christ.

Within this reader you will find writings from:

Saint Paul the Apostle
Pope Benedict XVI / Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Julian of Norwich
The Second Vatican Council
T. S. Eliot
Dorothy Day
Meister Eckhart
Kurt Vonnegut
Saint Ignatius of Antioch
Simone Weil
Saint Thomas Aquinas
G. K. Chesterton
Saint Peter Damian
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
Blessed John Henry Newman
This text is the perfect complement to courses on the Church, including those that correspond to the U.S. bishops' Curriculum Framework course titled "Jesus Christ's Mission Continues in the Church."