Rights List Spring 2013

Does the church have a future?
▶ A heartfelt plea for a people-centered church
▶ Addresses people’s most pressing questions
These ese days, many people experience church as an institution far remov removed
from m life that no longer has anything to do with the things most import important
to them. Can a church like that, one that comes across to people mainly as a
hierarchy, have any future at all? Or will it continue to be less and less relevant
for people’s lives?
Bernd Jochen Hilberath describes a vision that has a future: If the church
wants to continue to be relevant for people, then it must be a church of the
people. With reference to the Second Vatican Council, Bernd Jochen Hilberath
provides encouraging answers to the decisive questions: What, who
and where is the church? What meaning does church have?
By the same author:
Bernd Jochen Hilberath
It’s All About the Signs
ISBN: 978-3-7867-2921-1
Grünewald
In this book, the famous theology professor addresses the questions
of what sustains people in life, expressing the hope that everyone
will achieve their goal in life. With his ideas, the author
makes the Christian faith accessible again and encourages readers
to trust God’s affirmation in their own lives.
Bernd Jochen Hilberath
Being With the People
The Last Chance for the Church
ISBN: 978-3-7867-2970-9
Grünewald
Paperback
208 pages
Bernd Jochen Hilberath, Ph. D., is a
professor of dogmatic theology and the
history of dogma as well as the director of
the Institute of Ecumenical and Interfaith
Research in the department of Catholic
Theology at the University of Tübingen,
Germany.
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