Believers : does Australian Catholicism have a future? / Paul Collins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, Paul, 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholics--Australia.

Catholics.

Catholic Church--Australia.

Catholic Church.

Catholic Church--Australia--Controversial literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sydney, N.S.W. : UNSW Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

World Youth Day 08 and the visit of Pope Benedict XVI provide an opportunity to analyse the state of the Catholic Church in Australia. Believers does just that, offering a comprehensive account of everything that is right and wrong with Catholicism in Australia and asking whether it is really in decline. Paul Collins doesn't shy away from the difficult questions that must be asked about the church: the lack of effective leadership, sexual abuse scandals, a drastic shortage of priests and declining mass attendance, particularly by young people. Believers delivers an optimistic message, bolstere

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Catholicism in action; 2 Catholics in Australian society; 3 Catholics adrift; 4 Why do Catholics leave the church?; 5 How should the church respond?; 6 Does Australian Catholicism havea future?; Notes; Index

Notes:

Includes index and bibliographic references (p. 176-185).

ISBN:

1-74223-025-3

OCLC:

437108222