The book is a contemporary Catholic ecclesiology (theology of the Church) that aims to bring the tradition of reflection on the Church into dialogue with the Church's current circumstances. The goal of the book is to offer resources for present-day Catholics to appropriate positively their membership of the Church, while also promoting fruitful engagement with today's world. To accomplish its goal, the book proceeds via theological anthropology, Christology, and theology of the Spirit to identify possibilities for the realization of the church's synodal dimension
The book's audience includes a broad range from "everyday" engaged Catholics, to pastors, bishops, and students of theology.
The book addresses the need for a creatively faithful Catholic ecclesiology for the present-day.