| Renewal: How a New Generation of Faithful Priests and Bishops Is Revitalizing the Catholic Church Contributor(s): Hendershott, Anne (Author), White, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594037027 ISBN-13: 9781594037023 Publisher: Encounter Books OUR PRICE: $23.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Catholic - Religion | Christian Living - Social Issues - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
| Dewey: 282.090 |
| LCCN: 2013003353 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the wake of the clergy abuse scandal of the last decade, many media commentators predicted the "end" of the Catholic priesthood. Demands for an end to celibacy, coupled with calls for women's ordination, dominated discussions on the effectiveness of the Catholic Church in America. Renewal argues that rather than a decline of the priesthood and a diminishing influence of the Catholic Church, we are living in a time of transformation and revitalization. The aging generation of progressives that continues to lobby Church leaders to change Catholic teachings on reproductive rights, same-sex marriage and women's ordination is being replaced by younger men and women who are attracted to the Church because of the very timelessness of its teachings. |