Books on the Mystical Body of Christ

The first book is available in reprint and is and intermediate level book for the laity in general interested in this subject.  The name of the Book is “Christ in His Mystical Body” by C. J. Woollen.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kessinger Publishing, LLC (September 10, 2010)

Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1164482874

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1164482871

Nihil Obstat: Ernestus C. Messenger, Ph.D.

                     Censor Deputatus

Imprimatur: E. Morrogh Bernard

                   Vic. Gen.

Westmonasterii, Die 15A Januarii, 1948

A more concise book and more elementary book on the subject is “The Mystical Body” by Father Francis.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MG3YHOP

Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Seraphic Press (January 1, 1962)

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 45 pages

Nihil Obstat: John A Schulien, S.T.D.

                     Censor Librorum

Imprimatur: +Gulielmus E Cousins, D.D.

                     Archiepiscopus Milwauchiensis

Milwauchiae, die 12a Januarii, 1962

A more technical book that deals more generally with the Theology of St. Paul but focus in large part on the mystical body of Christ is “The Church in the Theology of St. Paul” by L. Cerfaux, Below is the identification of a recent reprint and the approbations are from my 1959 Herder edition..

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hassell Street Press (September 9, 2021)

Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 434 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1013595068

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1013595066

Library of congress catalog card number:59-5741

Nihil Obstat: Carolus Davis, S.T.I.

                     Censor Deputatus.

Imprimatur: E. Morrogh Bernard,

                   Vic. Gen.

Westmonasterii, Die 5 Martii, 1959

Another book more focused on the modern world is “The Mystical Body of Christ in the Modern World” by Father Denis Fahey. Once again the identification of a recent reprint and the approbations are from my 1935 Brown and Nolan Limited copy.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Loreto Publications (July 21, 2018)

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 440 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1622921224

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1622921225

Nihil Obstat: Gulielmus Coffey, S.T.L.

                     Censor,

Imprimi Potest: +Jeremias,

                           Episcopus Waterfordiensis et Lismorensis

Waterfordiae, doe 19a Februarii, 1935

Finally, we have “The Mystical Body of Christ and the Reorganization of Society” by Father Denis Fahey. Again from a recent reprint with the Imprimatur from my March 1978 Forum Press facsimile Reprint edition.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Loreto Publications (February 1, 2018)

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 822 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1622921089

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1622921089

Imprimi potest: D. Murphy, C.S.Sp.,

                         Praep. Prov.  Hib.

Unorunatyr: +Daniel

                      Episcopus Coreagiensis

                      Coreagiae, Jan. 26, 1943.

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