The Coming Catholic Church - How the Faithful Are Shaping a New American Catholicism

Zusatztext "[A] delicately balanced work ... Honest! hopeful and challenging! this book is highly recommended." Informationen zum Autor David Gibson is an award-winning religion writer and a committed lay Catholic. He writes about Catholicism for various newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times , the Wall Street Journal , New York magazine, Boston magazine, Fortune , Commonweal , and America . He was the religion writer for the The Star-Ledger of New Jersey . Gibson has worked in Rome for Vatican Radio and traveled frequently with Pope John Paul II. He has co-written several recent documentaries on Christianity for CNN. Klappentext Rather than chronicling the well-reported sexual abuse scandal or advocating a particular reform agenda, David Gibson shows how the crisis in the church is unleashing forces that will change American Catholicism forever. Zusammenfassung Rather than chronicling the well-reported sexual abuse scandal or advocating a particular reform agenda! David Gibson shows how the crisis in the church is unleashing forces that will change American Catholicism forever.

Product details

• Authors: David Gibson
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.06.2004
• EAN: 9780060587208
• ISBN: 978-0-06-058720-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION: History, HISTORY: United States / General, RELIGION: Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION: Christian Theology / History, RELIGION: Christianity / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology of Religion, RELIGION: THEOLOGY, RELIGION: CATHOLICISM, RELIGION: Faith, RELIGION: Institutions & Organizations