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Crisis and Challenge in the Roman Catholic Church explores the historical, theological, and ethical dimensions of the current issues and challenges facing the Catholic Church and offers constructive hope for reformation.
List of contents
Introduction
Debra Meyers
Chapter One
After the Smoke Clears: Insights and Challenges from Feminist Catholicism
Mary E. Hunt
Chapter Two
Cleaning the Church Attic: Discarding "Uniformity and Division" for "Unity in Diversity"
Paul Tenkotte
Chapter Three
Crises and Opportunities Since Vatican II: Conscience, Social Action, and Transparency
Pierre Hegy
Chapter Four
Grave Injustice & Great Deception: The Ban on Women Priests Never Rested on Theology
Miriam Duignan
Chapter Five
The Deconstruction of Clerical Hegemony: Ending the Moral Dissonance and Abuse of Power
Sylvia Hübel
Chapter Six
The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston: The Eye of the Storm
Siobhan Fleming
Chapter Seven
#NunsToo: Media Coverage of Sexual Violence against Nuns and Sisters After #MeToo
Tara M. Tuttle
Chapter Eight
The Perfect Victim: Childhood Sexual Trauma and Gendered Catholic Identity
Jo Scott-Coe
Chapter Nine
Awareness of the Divine Feminine, Holy Sophia: Leaving Behind Roman Catholic Misogyny
Mary Sue Barnett
Chapter Ten
'I Am Heartily Sorry': The Roman Catholic Church and Domestic Abuse
Debra Meyers
About the Contributors
About the author
Debra Meyers is professor at Northern Kentucky University, teaching a variety of courses in gender studies, history, and religious studies.
Mary Sue Barnett is Catholic woman priest, ordained by the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests.
Summary
Crisis and Challenge in the Roman Catholic Church explores the historical, theological, and ethical dimensions of the current issues and challenges facing the Catholic Church and offers constructive hope for reformation.
