For For readers asking why the Church is necessary to Christian faith; not for readers wanting an academic ecclesiology.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
3 of 5worth your time
For the researcher
2 of 5useful
Difficulty
2 of 5moderate
A cardinal's answer to those who accept Christ but question the Church.
How it proceeds
Philosophic2 of 5
Scriptural3 of 5
Experiential1 of 5
Sociological4 of 5
Historical2 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
A book published by Fayard in 1972, in which Daniélou, by then a cardinal, answers the question of its title for readers who accept Christ but doubt the need for the Church, at a time of crisis in Catholic institutions. Maurice F. De Lange's English translation was published by the Franciscan Herald Press in 1975 as Why the Church?
