1. Pope Francis' agenda for the Church - Evangelii Gaudium as papal manifesto Gerard Mannion; Part I. A New Vision for the Church? Evangelii Gaudium and Pope Francis' Ecclesiology: 2. Pope Francis' new vision for the Church as expressed in Evangelii Gaudium Dennis Doyle; 3. Evangelii Gaudium as an act of reception of Vatican II Massimo Faggioli; 4. 'The Lord, your God, is in your Midst' (EG 4): Evangelii Gaudium - Francis' call for a kenotic theology Judith Gruber; 5. An ecclesial renewal which cannot be deferred. Ecclesial renewal and the renewal of ecclesial structures Sandra Mazzolini; 6. Francis' ecclesiological revolution: a new way of being Church, a new way of being Pope Gerard Mannion; Part II. A Church of and for the Poor: The Social Vision of Evangelii Gaudium: 7. The social vision of The Joy of the Gospel: four questions William Werpehowski; 8. Taking on the 'smell of the sheep': racial justice in the missionary key of Evangelii Gaudium Maureen O'Connell; 9. A church of and for the poor: the social vision of Evangelii Gaudium through the eyes of a scholar-practitioner Maryanne Loughry; 10. Evangelizing in an economy of death Mary Doak; Part III. Church and World in the 21st Century: The Dialogical Vision of Evangelii Gaudium: 11. The global vision of Evangelii Gaudium: cultural diversity as a road to peace Drew Christiansen; 12. The dialogue of fraternity: Evangelii Gaudium and the renewal of ecumenical and interreligious dialogue John Borelli.