For For readers who want a short introduction to Congar's theology of the laity; not for a reader wanting the full argument of Lay People in the Church.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
3 of 5worth your time
For the researcher
2 of 5useful
Difficulty
2 of 5moderate
Three short addresses that put his theology of the laity in brief, popular form.
How it proceeds
Philosophic2 of 5
Scriptural3 of 5
Experiential2 of 5
Sociological4 of 5
Historical1 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
Three lectures on laity, Church and world, published by Éditions du Cerf in 1959 (127 pages) and in English as Laity, Church and World: Three Addresses (1960). They present in a brief and popular form the themes of his large study Jalons pour une théologie du laïcat (1953): the lay person's share in the mission of the Church and their witness in the world.
