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."