<DIV><I>The Church with a Human Face: A New<br/>Expanded Theology of Ministry</I> is a thorough and<br/>detailed study of Church and ecclesiastical office, including Schillebeeckx'<br/>personal ideas on this topic. This volume elaborates historically and<br/>theologically the main line of his argument. It further includes reactions and<br/>reflections on criticism he received. <br/>The<br/>work outlines the evolution of ecclesiastical office, starting with Jesus<br/>Christ and his messianic community, followed by a description of the practice<br/>and theology of ministry in the early Christian communities, and tracing<br/>different forms of ministry in the history of the Church. Of particular<br/>interest is the section on the 'Complaints of the People', which deals with the<br/>discontent of many connected with the position of women and married priests.<br/>As long as women are not allowed to participate fully in the decisions of the<br/>Church, Schillebeeckx argues, they will not be liberated, and their complaints will<br/>remain a fundamental charge that challenges the church.</div>