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Through international and interdisciplinary perspectives, The Catholic Church in Ireland Today considers the problems facing the contemporary Roman Catholic Church in Ireland. This book offers a thorough analysis of the Church's present condition and indicates directions the Church could take to begin addressing the multiple challenges it faces.
List of contents
Part I: The Current Status and Future Directions of Irish Catholicism
Chapter 1: "Faith of our Fathers": A Lost Legacy?, Eamon Maher
Chapter 2: In Periculo Mortis: Can Irish Catholicism be Redeemed?, John Littleton
Chapter 3: Holy Unpredictable: A Response to Maher and Littleton, James Silas Rogers
Part II: A Closer Look at Specific Dimensions
Chapter 4: Secularization, Generational Change, and Ireland's Post-Secular Opportunity, Michele Dillon
Chapter 5: Clerical Burnout and Political Engagement: A Study of Catholic Priests in Ireland, Elizabeth A. Oldmixon and Brian R. Calfano
Chapter 6: God May Not Need a Passport, but Priests Do: Exploring the Migration Experience of Polish Catholic Priests in Ireland, Agata Pi¿kosz
Chapter 7: Theology and History at the 2012 Eucharistic Congress, Dublin, John C. Waldmeir
Chapter 8: Lost in Translation: William Donohue and the Recent Controversies of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Matthew J. O'Brien
Chapter 9: Irish Missionaries in Literature and Life: From Evangelists of Irish Catholicism to Catalysts of its Transformation, Andrew J. Auge
Chapter 10: Contemplative Strands in Irish Identity, Bernadette Flanagan
Appendix 1: Church, State, and Society in Ireland
Appendix 2: Contemplative Movements in Ireland
Appendix 3: Buddhist Centres in Ireland
About the author
David Carroll Cochran is professor of politics at Loras College and author of Catholic Realism and the Abolition of War.
John C. Waldmeir is professor of religious studies and theology at Loras College and author of Cathedrals of Bone: The Role of the Body in Contemporary Catholic Literature.
Summary
Through international and interdisciplinary perspectives, The Catholic Church in Ireland Today considers the problems facing the contemporary Roman Catholic Church in Ireland. This book offers a thorough analysis of the Church's present condition and indicates directions the Church could take to begin addressing the multiple challenges it faces.
