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“Like Yeast in Dough”: The Church–World Relationship in the Evolving Thought of Marie-Dominique Chenu

2020; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 81; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/0040563920985177

2169-1304

Mary Kate Holman,

Christian Theology and Mission

During his Parisian “exile” from 1942 to 1954, Marie-Dominique Chenu’s experiences with worker communities transformed his vision of the church–world relationship. This article highlights the overlooked social dimension of Chenu’s pre-conciliar thought, tracing his shift from a “New Christendom” ecclesiology towards a church in a state of mission and his growing call for ecclesial structural change in light of changing social structures. These life experiences would lead him to advocate for a church that reads and responds to the “signs of times.”