In Christ and the Catholic Priesthood: Ecclesial Hierarchy and the Pattern of the Trinity, Matthew Levering offers an accessible scholarly presentation of sacramental mediation of God's gifts.  Ideal for scholars, graduates, and lay readers who are interested in Catholic doctrine on the hierarchy of the priesthood, Christ and the Catholic Priesthood includes extensive discussion with biblical exegesis that will interest Protestant thinkers as well.  There is an extensive discussion of the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas and Balthasar in an ecumenical context that will be of interest in Protestant and Eastern Orthodox seminaries and divinity schools. 

The book's five chapters approach the topic of hierarchy in the Church through Trinitarian and soteriological reflection, unified by dialogical engagement with the biblical, patristic, and metaphysical resources of St. Thomas Aquinas's theology.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Chapter One: Hierarchical Priesthood and Trinitarian Communion
• Chapter Two: The Priesthood of Christ
• Chapter Three: The Priesthood of the First Christians
• Chapter Four: Priority or Primacy in the Church
• Chapter Five: Sacramental Mediation
• Conclusion

Hardcover, 6 x 9, 350 pages

This title is part of the Hillenbrand Books imprint, Studies series.