The Coming Catholic Church: How the Faithful are Shaping a New American Catholic

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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.

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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.

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A Startlingly Clear-Eyed Look at the Once and Future American Catholic Church 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.

Author Biography

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.

Review

"Gibson provides a refreshingly well-informed and judicious survey of American Catholic life... ranges widely without being shallow." -- Christianity Today"Gibson displays uncommon intelligence in The Coming Catholic Church ... this book has impressive range." -- Chicago Tribune"[A] delicately balanced work ... Honest, hopeful and challenging, this book is highly recommended." -- Library Journal

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"Gibson provides a refreshingly well-informed and judicious survey of American Catholic life... ranges widely without being shallow." -- Christianity Today "Gibson displays uncommon intelligence in The Coming Catholic Church ... this book has impressive range." -- Chicago Tribune "[A] delicately balanced work ... Honest, hopeful and challenging, this book is highly recommended." -- Library Journal

Description for Teachers/Educators

From veteran reporter David Gibson comes the hopeful yet realistic book that Catholics are hungry for. It is a positive, optimistic, yet clear-eyed assessment of where the Church needs to go from here, presenting both the challenges and opportunities it faces. The Coming Catholic Church chronicles the changes already taking place in Catholicism, such as the expanding pastoral role of women and deacons, the increasing power of the laity, and the growing ranks of married priests (former Episcopal priests and Eastern Rite priests). These changes will only accelerate as the Church transforms itself in order to survive and be faithful to its authentic mission of following Jesus. Gibson tracks the growing influence of activist groups like Catholics for the Faith and Call to Action, women's groups, wealthy and often influential Catholics, leading idealistic priests and scholars championing reform. He also expresses the heartfelt feelings and aspirations of "people in the pew" as they struggle to rescue and assert their faith. The lid has been blown off the dysfunctional clerical culture of the Church, and a new Reformation has already begun. David Gibson is a religion reporter for newspapers, magazines, and CNN, specializing in Catholic subjects. A committed lay Catholic, Gibson has has worked for Vatican Radio and is widely regarded among his peers as having the best sources among Vatican insiders, cardinals, bishops, and lay Catholics. "Gibson's well-informed perspective and insight make this a must book for everyone who cares about the Catholic Church in America."- Terry Golway, author of The Irish in America and Full of Grace: An Oral Biography of John Cardinal O'Connor

Details ISBN0060587202 Author David Gibson Short Title COMING CATH CHURCH Language English ISBN-10 0060587202 ISBN-13 9780060587208 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2004 Country of Publication United States Affiliation ICD Institute, University of Texas, Austin, USA Imprint HarperOne Subtitle How the Faithful are Shaping a New American Catholicism Place of Publication New York Birth 1969 Residence US Illustrations Illustrations, black and white DOI 10.1604/9780060587208 US Release Date 2004-06-29 UK Release Date 2004-06-29 Pages 384 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Publication Date 2004-06-29 Alternative 9780060530709 DEWEY 282.7309051 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 2004-08-16 NZ Release Date 2004-09-14 Imprint US HarperOne Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this

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