Although the Church is forever renewing itself, it is only within recent years that the consequences of such renewal have become apparent to the majority of Christians. Renewal implies change; change implies certain tensions, and it is the purpose of this book to confront the permanent values of Christianity with the changing - and tense - conditions of our time.
Achieving Christian Maturity is a chronicle of the problems, tendencies and questions which a1e being put today to all Christians. The adulthood of the laity, their participation in the functions of the Church and their presence to the world, the recognition of secular values and of religious liberty, the role of public opinion and criticism within the Church, the mission of woman within the Church, the necessity for a spirituality adapted to our times - these are some of the topics which the author discusses and clarifies with great objectivity, balance and openness of mind based on a firm grasp of doctrine.