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Author : Eugene C. Kennedy
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015014149655
Author : Eugene C. Kennedy
Publisher : Liguori Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Catholics
ISBN : 0892435801
Is the Church about to come apart? To the outsider looking in, it might seem so. On one side is "Culture One" - millions of devout Catholics who feel comfortable in the traditional Church & who resist changes that seem to accommodate modern secular culture. On the other side is "Culture Two" - millions more who seem engaged in their own personal spiritual pilgrimages, ignoring or even boldly challenging traditional control. The "two cultures of American Catholicism" exist everywhere. They're present in almost every family, in every parish, & at every level of the institutional Church. Kennedy writes of "Culture One" that it was "once so extraordinarily powerful & unified that everyone over a certain age has almost identical memories of it." In contrast, "Culture Two" believers "find their intellectual, religious, & artistic stimulation well beyond the tightly guarded borders of this quaint Catholic enclave... They no longer need 'Catholic' books or films... They are much more at home in the world in general than their parents were permitted to be." Kennedy - a perceptive observer who deeply identifies with what he sees as the best in both of these "Catholic cultures" - believes the outcome will not be schism. Instead, he envisions a Church that is enriched with more choices, more creativity, more appreciation for roots, & a greater vision for the future.
Author : Maurice L. Monette
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Education
ISBN : 1556123663
Staffing Tomorrow's Parishes presents the results of the October 1989 IPL symposium, "Parish Leadership in the Light of the Diminishing Number of Priests".
Author : Ross Labrie
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0826211100
A concluding chapter examines the significance of the corpus of Catholic American writing in the years 1940 to 1980, considering it parallel in substance to the body of Jewish American literature of the same period.
Author : Gilbert McConnell
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780595473106
At this point in my life, I decided to put life's memories together for my family. In 1922, I was born on a farm in the southwest corner of Mahaska County, Iowa. I am now 85 years old and have lived the BEST life! With this book I hope I can pass along some of the highlights of these 85 years! In my mind, all of it has been fun! World War II entered my life in December of 1942. After 30 hours of pilot training I washed out and went to airplane mechanics school in Biloxi, Mississippi. Out of the War in February of '46, on a Friday. Bought a restaurant on Saturday and went to work on Monday-my life has centered around it ever since. I met my wife of 56 years in 1950. Dorene and I had 4 great children and she has a great business sense. Along the way I was in numerous sidelines (wholesale route, bottling works, grocery store, Joe's Short Order in the Chicago Loop). All the way from Bussey, Iowa to Indianola, it's been great. I hope my family and friends will enjoy this story of my life.
Author : Thomas Bokenkotter
Publisher : Image
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307423481
Expanded and updated for the new millennium. Covering the life of Christ, the election of Pope Benedict XVI, and everything in between, A Concise History of the Catholic Church has been one of the bestselling religious histories of the past two decades and a mainstay for scholars, students, and others looking for a definitive, accessible history of Catholicism. With a clarity that will appeal to any reader, Thomas Bokenkotter divides his study into five parts that correspond to the major historical and epochal developments in Catholicism. His authoritative, thorough approach takes readers from the Church’s triumph over paganism, through "the sound and fury of renewal," to a new section devoted to such topics as dissent and current developments in the ecumenical movement. Informative illustrations throughout the book, new to this edition, enrich the reader's experience, and the addition of a wide-ranging bibliography increases its value as a sourcebook.
Author : Michael H. Crosby
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725229563
Reduced to its simplest form, The Dysfunctional Church maintains that: -The Catholic church is an addict, an institutional addict. - It's addicted to preserving the male, celibate, clerical model of the church. - Many Catholics exhibit patterns of classic codependency which reinforce this addiction. - The result is a dysfunctional church unable to confront a problem many members know is there. Michael Crosby breaks the silence to talk openly about the abuse of authority in the Catholic church. He does this in a way that offers comfort, hope, and challenge to the frustrated but caring members of its family. He traces the historical gathering of powers by the hierarchy into its own hands and its ramification for today. Applying the approach that Matthew's Jesus took to the church leaders of his day, Crosby brings the discerning light of scripture into the dark corners of growing addiction. The Dysfunctional Church is a clear, loving, and unequivocal intervention. The author calls on church leaders and all other codependents in the church to face their addiction and seek recovery through spiritual conversion. Acknowledging that he himself is a recovering codependent, he invites us all to turn to God to fill the "hole" in our wholeness. This involves coming under the authority of a higher power as well as finding support in prophetic communities modeled on the Twelve Steps. For those who left the church in anger, Crosby's analysis invites compassion; for those who remain in frustration, it offers hope; and for the many who feel condemned to the church's use of authority, if offers a way of recovery.
Author : Diana Walsh Pasulka
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190210816
After purgatory was officially defined by the Catholic Church in the thirteenth century, its location became a topic of heated debate and philosophical speculation: Was purgatory located on the earth, or within it? Were its fires real or figurative? Diana Walsh Pasulka offers a groundbreaking historical exploration of spatial and material concepts of purgatory, beginning with scholastic theologians William of Auvergne and Thomas Aquinas, who wrote about the location of purgatory and questioned whether its torments were physical or solely spiritual. In the same period, writers of devotional literature located purgatory within the earth, near hell, and even in Ireland. In the early modern era, a counter-movement of theologians downplayed purgatory's spatial dimensions, preferring to depict it in abstract terms--a view strengthened during the French Enlightenment, when references to purgatory as a terrestrial location or a place of real fire were ridiculed by anti-Catholic polemicists and discouraged by the Church. The debate surrounding purgatory's materiality has never ended: even today members of post-millennial ''purgatory apostolates'' maintain that purgatory is an actual, physical place. Heaven Can Wait provides crucial insight into the theological problem of purgatory's materiality (or lack thereof) over the past seven hundred years.
Author : Robert Blair Kaiser
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781442229020
Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope, has captured our attention by stepping away from the papal throne, unafraid to give impromptu interviews, decentralize church governance, or explore new horizons for the greater good of the people of God. His actions and words suggest that he is here not to dominate but to serve, less inclined to preach than to listen, and to bring us back to Jesus “that we may have life and have it more abundantly.” Award-winning journalist Robert Blair Kaiser argues that the pope’s Jesuit DNA is central to understanding how Pope Francis is shaping the church and the world. Inside the Jesuits takes readers inside the Jesuits’ head-and-heart take on faith. The author tells the story of his own Jesuit training before leaving to become a journalist and highlights how the key elements of the Jesuit formation have made Pope Francis the pope he is—like Jesus in his simplicity, launching bold administrative moves to update the Church, and daring to say and do things no other pope has said or done. He washes the feet of those in prison, including a Muslim woman. He says of homosexuals, "Who am I to judge?" To further illustrate the Jesuit DNA in action, Kaiser produces some fascinating profiles of other Jesuits and former Jesuits working the Jesuit motto, "for the greater glory of God"—which Kaiser gives a more worldly spin: "for the greater good of the people of God." Inside the Jesuits is a powerful exploration of how the Jesuit training—to be more like Jesus—has shaped Pope Francis, a self-confessed sinner who encourages us to love our supposedly-less-worthy selves and help make a better world.
Author : Raymond William Hedin
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Catholic ex-priests
ISBN : 0253342597
A portrait of the modern priesthood, with a new introduction for which the author reinterviewed many of his subjects to learn their reaction to the recent sex abuse scandal and its impact on their lives.
Author : Michael J. Lacey,Francis Oakley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190207977
One deep problem facing the Catholic church is the question of how its teaching authority is understood today. It is fairly clear that, while Rome continues to teach as if its authority were unchanged from the days before Vatican II (1962-65), the majority of Catholics - within the first-world church, at least - take a far more independent line, and increasingly understand themselves (rather than the church) as the final arbiters of decision-making, especially on ethical questions. This collection of essays explores the historical background and present ecclesial situation, explaining the dramatic shift in attitude on the part of contemporary Catholics in the U.S. and Europe. The overall purpose is neither to justify nor to repudiate the authority of the church's hierarchy, but to cast some light on: the context within which it operates, the complexities and ambiguities of the historical tradition of belief and behavior it speaks for, and the kinds of limits it confronts - consciously or otherwise. The authors do not hope to fix problems, although some of the essays make suggestions, but to contribute to a badly needed intra-Catholic dialogue without which, they believe, problems will continue to fester and solutions will remain elusive.
Author : John Portmann
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441188922
This study of Catholicism articulates how theological teachings trickle down from the Vatican and influence decisions about food, marriage, sex, community celebrations, and medical care.
Author : Elizabeth Harrison
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0810829312
A needed and timely scholarly resource...beneficial as a major resource for anyone studying Greeley's life and thought...a masterful collation of Greeley materials.
Author : Darton, Longman & Todd, Limited,Henry Wansbrough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1472 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0232531595
The New Jerusalem Bible is recognised as one of today’s most accurate, clear and modern translations, the fruit of long collaboration between leading biblical scholars.NEW for 2015, this handy-sized Pocket Edition presents the New Jerusalem Bible in an easily accessible and manageable form suitable for everyone.• Accurate, clear and modern• Beautiful gift format• Gold on white design• Page-edge gilding• Slipcase• Presentation page• Ribbon marker• Great price!• A Glossary, with verse references, explaining key terms and themes• A Chronological History, showing biblical events against contemporary world rulers and dynasties• An Index of Persons, with verse references• Brief Introductions to every book• Almost 200 Footnotes on key words and concepts
Author : Terry Shoemaker,Rachel C. Schneider,Xochitl Alvizo
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725277465
Millennials and progressive Christians are continuing their work of creating alternative spaces for spiritual and religious expressions in North America. The practices and beliefs of progressive Christian movements like the emerging church and millennials, who tend toward spirituality over and against religion, have been the targets of much criticism. Yet millennials and progressive Christians continue to both curate spaces for self- and collective expression while also engaging within contexts often critical or hostile. This collection analyzes these movements from theological, religious-studies, and social-scientific perspectives to provide a more holistic view of what is taking shape in religious and spiritual trends, and it ventures to project what may lie ahead for the progressive Christianity that is emerging and enduring.