The Crisis of Confidence in the Catholic Church (Ecclesiological Investigations)
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (625 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0567464253 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars Great author and excellent book, would recommend to anyone.
Helmick, S.J., is Instructor in Conflict Resolution at the Department of Theology, Boston College, USA.. Raymond G
How will the Church revive? Helmick believes that a new growth of Christianity can come now only by a return to the love and care of its original premises, to the things that are redolent of the life of Jesus. The 'new evangelization' can only be done by living a Christian life, giving an example.. Church authorities have seemed reluctant to acknowledge or address these problems and have responded with vexation to those who raise them from the Right or Left. The Catholic Church in the United States and Europe has seen declining numbers both in regular attendance and in clergy and religious life.Scandals have torn at people's allegiance, and feelings of disappointment, disillusion, and anger have become widespread. Raymond Helmick, SJ, traces the problems of the Catholic Church far back in its history - concentration of Church leadership on control of the Christian population, a requirement of obedience to their rulings rather than on the Gospel values of Jesus, the defensiveness and self-righteousness in the face of any criticism. Helmick also emphasizes the role of the Second Vatican Council as it brought the Church to an awareness of its potentiality for an active life of faith by its total membership. The Crisis of Confidence in the Cath
Thomas University CHOICE)Raymond G. Vatican Council II is the centrepiece of his study. Raymond Helmick. (Tom Porter, Boston University School of Theology, USA) . (John o'Malley, Georgetown University, USA)This timely book is a prolegomenon to the papacy of Pope Francis. This remarkable book offers a wise balance between discerning church critique and practical proposals for a more healthy church. (J. Helmick takes an in-depth look at the major crises, failures, and missed opportunities that have plagued Roman Catholicism . Helmick brings tremendous erudition and pastoral sensitivity to his analysis of the Catholic church's post-conciliar "crisis of confidence." Although unflinching i