4 - The Church - Nick Mercer

FIVE QUESTIONS

1. I believe in God but I do not like the church

2. Did Jesus really found the church?

3. How do you understand “No salvation outside the church”?

4. Why there are so many churches (that is Christian denominations)?

5. What is the place of the church in my life of faith and in my prayer?

PREPARATORY READINGS

1. Stanley Hauerwas, On The Church And The Story Of Faith

2. Avery Dulles, On The Meanings Of Catholicity

3. Yves Congar, On The Hierarchy Of The Church

FURTHER READINGS

1. Lesslie Newbigin, The Household Of God. Lectures On The Nature Of The Church, 1953