Why the Catholic Church Must Change - A Necessary Conversation

Informationen zum Autor By Margaret Nutting Ralph Klappentext As contentious debates swirl in the Catholic church about the role of women, abortion, sexuality, and more, author Margaret Nutting Ralph urges readers to see that past church teaching on these issues is not infallible. Contrary to popular belief, church teaching on key issues has evolved in the past, and Ralph makes the case that it should again. Ralph works through some of the most vexing questions in the church today, from homosexuality to contraception, outlining key scriptural references for each issue, exploring the history of church teaching, then looking for ways these teachings might evolve. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1: The Role of the Teaching Catholic Church in Our Search to Know God and God's Will2: The Role of Experience and the Role of Scripture in Our Search to Know God and God's Will3: Can Catholic Church Teaching Change?4: Contraception5: Ordination and Women's Role in the Catholic Church6: Homosexuality7: Abortion: Church, State, Conscience, and Effective Witness8: Marriage and Annulments9: Teaching Social Justice and Treating Employees Justly10: Unity in the Body of ChristConclusion

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Nutting Ralph, Ralph Margaret Nutting
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2013
• EAN: 9781442220782
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2078-2
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church