{"product_id":"the-meaning-of-the-church","title":"The Meaning of the Church","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Romano Guardini\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Meaning of the Church\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterful examination of the Catholic Church as a living reality, the “Body of Christ, mystically living on” and bearing “the fullness of salvation.” Delving deeply into the nature of freedom, of personal identity, and of community, Guardini develops a profound articulation of ecclesiology that places the Church at the heart of a meaningful existence. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEloquent, enlightening, and exceptionally relevant, \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of the Church\u003c\/i\u003e presents an invaluable opportunity to meditate upon the true origin, nature, and destiny of the Church of Jesus Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor ‘the Word was made Flesh,’ and the Church is simply Christ, living on, as the content and form of the society He founded. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eRomano Guardini)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRomano Guardini\u003c\/b\u003e (1885–1968) was a Catholic priest, professor, and author. He taught theology and philosophy at the University of Berlin, University of Tübingen, and University of Munich. Included among his intellectual disciples are Josef Pieper, Luigi Giussani, and Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e * * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e978-1944418991\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e(\u003cem\u003eThe Meaning of the Church\u003c\/em\u003e is a republication of the 1935 \u003cem\u003eThe Church and the Catholic\u003c\/em\u003e, originally published by Sheed \u0026amp; Ward.)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51320568447264,"sku":"978-1944418991","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3678\/2112\/files\/Product117.jpg?v=1773075979","url":"https:\/\/treewee.store\/products\/the-meaning-of-the-church","provider":"Tree of Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}