“Written by theologian Walter Cardinal Kasper (University of Tubingen), and ably translated into English by Brian McNeil, Leadership in the Church: How Traditional Roles Can Serve the Christian Community Today forthrightly addresses many of the most pressing questions facing Catholic Church leadership today. Walter Cardinal Kasper is the bishop of the German diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, and has been named to the College of Cardinals by the Pope. Therefore he brings a special expertise to Leadership In the Church when he examines problems in apostolic succession, the application of justice and mercy in canon law, ecumenical points of view concerning the future, and a great deal more. A welcome contribution to contemporary Catholic studies reading lists and reference collections, Leadership In the Church is commended as being an especially well-reasoned discourse reflecting a lifetime of piety.”