One of the most pertinent issues of our time, easily misunderstood doctrines of the Catholic Church is that of salvation. One thinks of the many controversies concerning the phrase, "extra ecclesiam nulla salus" - "outside the Church there is no salvation." Though not concerned exclusively with this issue, The Catholic Church and Salvation is an important help to understanding it. Monsignor Fenton, editor of The American Ecclesiastical Review, divides his work into two parts. In the first, he presents, comments upon, and interprets the documents of the magisterium relevant to the Catholic doctrine on salvation and the Church. In the second part, he analyzes the concept of salvation, and shows that the doctrine of salvation is determined by, and depends upon, the very nature of the Church. The last chapter is a historical inquiry into the origins of certain theological teachings in this matter that need to be explained in more detail. Because of the great importance of the questions under discussion, Monsignor Fenton's The Catholic Church and Salvation will be of great importance to all Christians.