{"product_id":"the-church-in-the-flesh","title":"The Church in the Flesh","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Ida Friederike Görres || Translated by Jennifer S. Bryson\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Leo Scheffczyk || Introduction by Alfons Rosenberg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe unhappy obverse \u003c\/b\u003eto Romano Guardini’s observation in 1922 about “the awake­ning of the Church in souls,” is “the dying of the Church in souls.” \u003ci\u003eThe Church in the Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e, written in 1950,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a fervent treatment for the latter in both symptom and cause. Across six refreshingly candid “letters,” Ida Friederike Görres develops a conversation aimed at a clarified, renewed, and strengthened faith in Jesus Christ and His Church. Affirming truth and rejecting error, Görres explains the incarnate nature of the Church and the necessity of the sacraments; the historical reality of the Church and the persistence of Tradition; the simplicity of the reason to believe in the Church: namely, Jesus Christ, the One who issues the invitation to faith; the necessary “nuisance” of morality in the Church’s mission; the kingship of Christ as the basis for the Church’s triumphs and tribulations; and the saints as the living proof of God’s salvific power and purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIsn’t the “Faith of the Church” just as much a complete, embodied fact—\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ein the flesh—as it is an “idea,” visible, even visible like a seal imprint \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ein the wax of so-called raw and everyday reality?\u003c\/em\u003e (Ida Friederike Görres)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eGörres possessed “an insightful certainty and a fearlessness about the pressing quest­ions and tasks of the Church today” (Joseph Ratzinger). In an elegant English translation (for the first time) by Jennifer S. Bryson, \u003ci\u003eThe Church in the Flesh \u003c\/i\u003eembodies that clear and courageous conviction in presenting the saving truths incarnated in the Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QxWFQARtZrg?si=o1qByB9pwI1Uvzrz\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eIda Friederike Görres\u003c\/b\u003e (1901–1971) was a Catholic author of numerous successful books on the Church, the saints, and the “burden of belief” in the modern world. A prominent figure in the twentieth-century German Catholic Renewal, Görres received recognition for her insightful work from then-Father Joseph Ratzinger, who delivered the eulogy at her Requiem Mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer S. Bryson\u003c\/b\u003e is a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in the Catholic Women’s Forum and a Visiting Researcher at the European Institute for Philosophy and Theology at Hoch­schule Heiligenkreuz, Austria. She is presently translating works by Ida Friederike Görres from German to English (many for the first time).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; E-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Immediately following purchase, an .epub file and a .mobi (Kindle) file are available for download.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685952501\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53100037439855,"sku":"978-1685952501","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-book","offer_id":53100037472623,"sku":"978-168595250X","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--934.jpg?v=1781124817","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-church-in-the-flesh","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}