Translation of : Es kommt die dritte Kirche.

Part One : The new shape of the world -- Changing prospects for western Christianity -- Historical prelude -- The second liberation -- Salvation from the east? -- Is the church the answer? -- The church in figures -- The third church in three continents -- Part Two : New light on old problems -- Missions before the people's tribunal -- Functions in the church : structure and spontaneity -- The greater church : Ecumene -- A burning issue : the priestly ministry -- Untapped potential : the laity -- The Council's discovery : the local church -- Faith, magic and myth -- Family life -- The show-piece : our schools -- The permanent witness of charity -- The response to the crowd : the mass media -- City and countryside : the problems of urbanization -- Stone and Spirit : the problem of buildings -- Money and the Spirit : financial problems in the local church -- Form hegemony to partnership : services between churches -- What now? The church of the future.