Opus Dei

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>For a century Opus Dei has transmitted to the world a message of encounter with God in ordinary life. A first of its kind this book is an extensive investigation of this institution and its founder Josemaría Escrivá. All documentation that exists and is preserved about Opus Dei and its founder as well as numerous oral testimonies have been accessed in order to leave no rock unturned in this historical reveal of one of the Church's most fascinating modern lay and clerical organization. </span></p><p>PART I</p><p>International Consolidation (1962-1975)</p><p>Chapter 1. Governance of a Global Entity</p><p>Section 1. An Ongoing Process of Founding</p><p>Section 2. Central and Regional Governing Bodies </p><p>Chapter 2. Formation</p><p>Section 1. St. Raphael's Work</p><p>Section 2. Philosophical and Theological Education</p><p>of Numeraries</p><p>Section 3. Professional and Family Care of Persons</p><p>Section 4. Associates and Supernumeraries</p><p>Section 5. The Diocesan Clergy</p><p>Chapter 3. Institutional Activities</p><p>Section 1. Higher Education</p><p>Section 2. Primary and Secondary Schools</p><p>Section 3. Technical and Vocational Training Centers</p><p>Section 4. Development and Demise of Common Works</p><p>Section 5. Financial Support of Apostolic Activities</p><p>Chapter 4. Theological-Legal Developments</p><p>Section 1. An Anomalous Situation</p><p>Section 2. The Message of Opus Dei at Vatican Council II</p><p>Section 3. The Special General Congress</p><p>Chapter 5. A Post-Conciliar Legacy </p><p>Section 1. Doctrinal and Liturgical Measures</p><p>Section 2. Activity of Members in Spanish Politics</p><p>and Other Settings</p><p>Section 3. The Founder's Final Projects Writings and Travels</p><p>PART II</p><p>THE YEARS OF ESCRIVÁ'S</p><p>FIRST SUCCESSOR (1975-1994</p><p>Chapter 6. A New Hand at the Helm</p><p>Section 1. A New Father in Opus Dei</p><p>Section 2. Governing Opus Dei </p><p>Section 3. Activities of the Prelate</p><p>Section 4. Relations with John Paul II </p><p>Chapter 7. The Legal Solution </p><p>Section 1. The Process</p><p>Section 2. Advantages of the New Legal Status</p><p>Section 3. Protecting the Prelature </p><p>Chapter 8. Growth </p><p>Section 1. Numerical Growth </p><p>Section 2. New Countries</p><p>Chapter 9. Doctrinal Formation </p><p>Section 1. Cooperators and Young People </p><p>Section 2. Formation of Members of the Work</p><p>Section 3. Service to the Church</p><p>Chapter 10. Apostolic Activities </p><p>Section 1 Educational Activities</p><p>Section 2. Social Works </p><p>Chapter 11. Public Opinion </p><p>Section 1. Spain: The Rumasa Affair </p><p>Section 2. Great Britain: Cardinal Hume Speaks </p><p>Section 3. Germany: Opus Dei Defends Itself in the Courts </p><p>Section 4. Italy: A Parliamentary Inquiry </p><p>Chapter 12. The Beatification of the Founder </p><p>Section 1. Escrivá's Process of Beatification </p><p>Section 2. Controversy over the Beatification </p><p>PART III</p><p>THE THIRD GENERATION (1994-2016) / 275</p><p><br></p>