Risking the church : the challenges of Catholic faith / Richard Lennan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lennan, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As a consequence of numerous social and theological movements over the last few decades, the Roman Catholic Church finds itself in a situation that some have described as a state of 'peril'. This book traces the emergence of that 'peril', develops a systematic ecclesiology that identifies both the mission and resources of the Church in the present-day, and explores possible responses to some of the specific challenges facing the contemporary Church. The book develops anunderstanding of the Catholic tradition in order to highlight its potential for development.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 A Church in Peril; 2 An Undreamed of Possibility for Love; 3 Where the Spirit Flourishes; 4 This Church; 5 The Existing Season; 6 The Overmuch and Unfamiliar; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-265) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-153390-4

1-281-90673-5

9786611906733

OCLC:

57720397