Religious social and pastoral thought and activity Books
Baker Publishing Group Good Faith
Book SynopsisMany Christians today feel overwhelmed as they try to live faithfully in a culture that seems increasingly hostile to their beliefs. Politics, marriage, sexuality, religious freedom--with an ever-growing list of contentious issues, believers find it harder than ever to hold on to their convictions while treating their friends, neighbors, coworkers, and even family members who disagree with respect and compassion. This isn''t just a problem that affects individual Christians; if left unaddressed, the growing gap between the faithful and society''s tolerance for public faith will have lasting consequences for the church in America.Now the bestselling authors of unChristian turn their data-driven insights toward the thorny question of how Christians talk with people they know and love about the most toxic issues of our day. They help today''s disciples understand what they believe and why, and how to keep believing it without being judgmental and defensive. Readers will d
£12.34
Baker Publishing Group 12 Faithful Men
Book SynopsisMost pastors know when they enter the ministry that they will spend time helping others through times of suffering. What they usually do not realize, though, is that they too will suffer. Caught off guard, many of them end up deeply hurt and quit the ministry, deciding that perhaps they misunderstood God''s call on their lives or that they simply do not have what it takes. But church history is filled with compelling stories of men who were profoundly afflicted while they carried out their ministry and yet persevered faithfully until death.Now the editors of The Gospel Coalition have collected inspiring stories of twelve faithful men who endured great suffering for the cause of Christ. The stories of the apostle Paul, John Calvin, Charles Spurgeon, John Bunyan, Wang Mindao, and others show that suffering in the context of ministry is expected--and it''s never wasted. Pastors and ministry leaders, as well as those who support them, will find in this collection encouragement to
£11.39
Baker Publishing Group Loving Your Community
Book SynopsisAre you and your church making a difference in your community? Are you meeting needs in a positive, proactive, and loving way? Too often when churches are presented with a need outside their walls, they operate on the principle of 'Say no unless you have to say yes.'Don''t want that to be your church''s legacy in your community? Drawing on more than 30 years of service to the community surrounding Faith Church in Indiana, pastor Stephen Viars shows you how to develop a dynamic, giving relationship with your community, one in which your natural response to needs is 'Yes! How can we help?'No matter the size, location, demographics, or issues in your community, the approach found in this practical book will help you improve people''s lives, draw them into productive conversation about the hope you have in Christ, and glorify God.
£13.49
Baker Publishing Group The 10 Key Roles of a Pastor Proven Practices
Book SynopsisIn the life of a pastor, no two days, months, or years will be the same. This church growth expert unpacks the various roles of a pastor, showing you how to live and lead more fruitfully in your calling.
£11.39
Baker Publishing Group Advocating for Justice An Evangelical Vision for
Book SynopsisProvides theological rationale and strategies of action for evangelicals passionate about justice, showing them how to advocate for lasting change.Table of ContentsContentsPart 1: The Problem Defined1. An Evangelical Approach to Advocacy: Definitions and Underpinnings2. Transformational Advocacy: Past Foundations, Current Challenges, and New Frontiers for Evangelical ActionPart 2: An Evangelical Theology of Advocacy3. Theology of Advocacy: God, Power, and Advocacy4. Transformational Advocacy and Power: The State and Social Institutions5. The Role of the ChurchPart 3: An Evangelical Practice of Advocacy6. Transformational Advocacy Practice: Witness of the Local and Global Church and the Parachurch7. Challenges and Tensions in Transformational Advocacy and Steps for Overcoming ThemConclusionAppendix: Case Studies in Evangelical AdvocacyIndex
£22.28
Baker Publishing Group The Minister as Moral Theologian Ethical
Book SynopsisA respected scholar and veteran teacher offers Christian leaders tools for facing the demands and seizing the opportunities of being a moral teacher.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Why This Book?1. The Minister as Ethicist2. Preaching on Morally Difficult Texts and Occasions3. Teaching about Moral Issues4. Giving Moral Counsel5. Serving as a Moral ExampleFurther ReadingIndex
£15.19
Baker Publishing Group Ethics for Christian Ministry
Book SynopsisTwo experienced teachers and pastors offer a one-of-a-kind resource in professional ethics for today's clergy, addressing both current and perennial ethical issues.Table of ContentsContents1. Walking with Integrity: A Profession or a Calling?2. Being Good and Doing Good: Moral Formation for Ministry3. Looking in the Mirror: Integrity in Your Personal Life4. Looking at the Church: Integrity in Your Ministry5. Looking at Fellow Ministers: Integrity with Your Colleagues6. Promoting Peace and Justice: Integrity in the Community7. Facing Clergy Sexual Abuse: The Cost of Lost Integrity8. Developing a Personal Code of Ethics: A Plan for Integrity in MinistryMinisterial Code of Ethics WorksheetAppendix A: A Procedure for Responding to Charges of Clergy Sexual AbuseAppendix B: Early Denominational Codes of EthicsAppendix C: Contemporary Denominational Codes of EthicsAppendix D: Sample Codes of EthicsIndexes
£19.79
Baker Publishing Group Sustaining Ministry Foundations and Practices
Book SynopsisA respected scholar and veteran teacher addresses the moral formation and identity of the pastor, particularly emphasizing ethical and safe ministry.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Why Good Rules Aren't Enough1. A Moral Framework for Power2. Laying Deeper Ethical Foundations3. Protecting Space for Ministry4. Understanding How Ministers Get into Trouble5. Embracing the Practices that Sustain FaithfulnessFurther ReadingIndex
£15.29
Baker Publishing Group Las practicas de la predicacion cristiana
Book SynopsisEl destacado erudito Jared Alcántara ofrece una edición en español de su libro de texto introductorio de predicación de la próxima generación que es centrado en la práctica, intencionalmente colaborativo y tecnológicamente innovador.Esta edición en inglés abrió nuevos caminos mediante la adopción de un enfoque basado en la práctica para enseñar predicación y mediante el uso de una entrega tecnológicamente innovadora para mejorar la experiencia educativa de los estudiantes. Ahora Alcántara trae su enfoque único a los pastores en entrenamiento que hablan español, a los institutos bíblicos de español y a las clases bilingües.Alcántara introduce los básicos de la predicación cristiana y enfatiza las habilidades que los predicadores pueden cultivar durante todas sus vidas. Este libro presenta las persTable of ContentsContenidoIntroducción1. Predique sermones cristianos2. Predique con convicción3. Predique de forma contextual4. Predique con claridad5. Predique de manera concreta6. Predique de un modo creativoConclusiónÍndice
£16.14
Baker Publishing Group Faithful and Fractured
Book SynopsisClergy suffer from certain health issues at a rate higher than the general population. Why are pastors in such poor health? And what can be done to help them step into the abundant life God desires for them?Although anecdotal observations about poor clergy health abound, concrete data from multiple sources supporting this claim hasn''t been made accessible--until now. Duke''s Clergy Health Initiative (CHI), a major, decade-long research project, provides a true picture of the clergy health crisis over time and demonstrates that improving the health of pastors is possible. Bringing together the best in social science and medical research, this book quantifies the poor health of clergy with theological engagement. Although the study focused on United Methodist ministers, the authors interpret CHI''s groundbreaking data for a broad ecumenical readership. In addition to physical health, the book examines mental health and spiritual well-being, and suggests that increasing positivTable of ContentsContentsPreface: The Birth of the Duke Clergy Health Initiative1. Creatures Doing the Creator's Work2. When Work Is Holy: Highs and Lows of Ministry Work3. Slowed Down and Overwhelmed: Clergy and Depressive Symptoms4. A Practical Guide to Combating Stress Symptoms5. The Pastor's Paradox: Clergy Health and Disease6. Feeling Alive: The Role of Positive Emotions7. Clergy Flourishing: In Their Own Words8. The Lord Bless You and Keep YouAppendix: Recommendations for Clergy Health Programs
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Johns Hopkins University Press Creation and the Environment An Anabaptist
Book SynopsisRedekop, Conrad Grebel College; Mel Schmidt; Dorothy Jean Weaver, Eastern Mennonite University; Michael Yoder, Northwestern College, Iowa.Trade ReviewCreation and the Environment is a helpful, valuable contribution to the growing corpus of writing on Christianity and the environment. -- Lytton John Musselman Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith In any discussion of the environment of environmental responsibility, few elements are quite as complex and contentious as the relationship of religious belief to activities affecting the environment. Thus, it is difficult to have a useful discussion of the nature of appropriate human action towards the natural world without taking into account the extent to which several widespread views on the environment are undisputedly motivated by religious belief. Here Creation and the Environment fills a useful niche. -- Carol Medlicott Ethics, Place and the Environment A revealing and multi-disciplinary examination of one particular Christian perspective on the topic... one is left understanding the way in which a faith commitment can have specific consequences for the practical working out of a creation-caring lifestyle. -- Randolph Haluza-DeLay Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuse A rich collection of essays on a sustainable world based on Anabaptist insights. Each of the essays is important and contributes to a basic theology of nature, stewardship, population, personal behavior, and public action. I can't recommend this book too highly. -- John A. Lapp Provident Book Finder A rich and distinctive contribution to the growing literature on Christian eco-theology and environmental ethics. -- Anna Peterson WorldviewsTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionsPart I. Human Activities & Their Alteration of the Creation1. Economics, Development, and Creation2. Science, Technology, and Creation3. Population Density and a Sustainable EnvironmentPart II. Anabaptist/Mennonite Life & the Environment4. God's Spirit and a Theology for Living5. Mennonites, Economics, and the Care of Creation6. The Mennonite Political Witness to the Care of CreationPart III. Anabaptists' Theological & Historial Orientation7. Creation, the Fall, and Humanity's Role in the Ecosystem8. The New Testament and the Environment: Toward a Christology for the Cosmos9. Pacifism, Nonviolence, and the Peaceful Reign of God10. An Anabaptist Mennonite Theology of Creation11. The Earth Is a Song Made VisiblePart IV. The Challenge to Take Care of the Earth12. Toward an Anabaptist/Mennonite Environmental Ethic13. The Environmental Challenge before UsAppendix A. A Letter to CongressAppendix B. Stewards in God's CreationNotesBiblographyContributorsIndex
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University of Pennsylvania Press Family Values and the Rise of the Christian Right
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Seth Dowland's monograph makes a fresh and valuable contribution to a densely populated literature, not simply with impressive research and writing, but with innovative engagement with the historical development of the contemporary Christian Right. . . . Dowland shows . . . that gender was not simply one issue among many but was the central organizing category, fundamental analytical logic, and discursive self-understanding." * Journal of Southern Religion *"What Dowland gives us is a remarkably perceptive analysis of white conservative evangelicals' beliefs about the family, the state, and American society. Other books may chronicle the history of the Christian Right, but few other works succeed so well in taking readers inside the mind of conservative evangelicals to explain how Christian Right activists think." * Reading Religion *"Dowland's work elucidates the underbelly of the Christian right movement and clarifies the importance of many topics to this group." * Political Science Quarterly *"This tightly argued, well-executed study stands up admirably on a crowded bookshelf." * American Historical Review *"As Seth Dowland explains, evangelicals hearkened to a past in which gender lines were clear. . . . It's a story that Dowland tells carefully and fairly." * Christian Century *"'Family values' politics is omnipresent in the history and rhetoric (and study) of the Christian Right, yet what exactly does it mean, and how, why, and when did it gain such remarkable traction? Weaving a boldly and beautifully written story through the many stages of evangelical family life, grassroots activism, advocacy, and public policy, Seth Dowland tells us. His is the definitive study of a movement-a phenomenon-that has shaped modern American politics in its image." * Darren Dochuk, author of From Bible Belt to Sunbelt *"'Family values' has become ubiquitous in our culture and yet it has not received serious, thorough, and substantive analysis-until now. Seth Dowland has produced a smart, lively, and engaging book that makes important contributions to political, religious, and cultural history. This book should garner serious attention from a wide readership." * Matthew Avery Sutton, author of American Apocalypse: A History of Modern Evangelicalism *Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I. CHILDREN Chapter 1. Christian Schools Chapter 2. Textbook Politics Chapter 3. Home Schools PART II. MOTHERS Chapter 4. Abortion Chapter 5. Feminism PART III. FATHERS Chapter 6. Gay Rights Chapter 7. Military Men Chapter 8. Promise Keepers Notes Index Acknowledgments
£21.59
The Catholic University of America Press Social Justice and Subsidiarity Luigi Taparelli
Book SynopsisLuigi Taparelli, SJ, 1793-1862 presented a neo-Thomistic approach to social, economic, and political sciences grounded in an integral conception of the human person as social animal but also as rational truth seeker. In this present book, Taparelli's ideas are evaluated both for their philosophical character but also in their historical context.
£56.25
The Catholic University of America Press Faith and the Sacraments A Commentary on The
Book SynopsisCommentaries aimed at aiding priests and seminarians as they address or prepare to address the pastoral and theological concerns they encounter or will encounter on a daily basis. This volume could also be used in parish adult education groups, wherein the laity could better understand the relationship between faith and the sacraments.
£27.96
MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Doing Justice to Mercy Religion Law and Criminal
Book SynopsisIt is often assumed that the law and religion address different spheres of human life. This book challenges this assumption by presenting the reader with an urgent conversation between the law and religion that yields a constructive approach, both theoretically and practically, to the complex role of mercy in our legal process.Trade ReviewAn engaging, vital book, well written and pertinent to a wide range of theoretical and practical issues in the shaping of policy in this society's treatment of persons deemed 'criminals.'... This book suggests that wrongdoers deserve forms of justice tempered by mercy and mercy inclusive of some level of punishment that falls short of revenge. Currently, many Americans like revenge. But that makes this book as important as ever. - Donald W. Shriver, Union Theological Seminary, author of Honest Patriots: Loving a Country Enough to Remember Its Misdeeds
£18.00
New York University Press Holy Mavericks Evangelical Innovators and the
Book SynopsisWhat can today's influx of Evangelical leadership tell us about Christianity and society at large?Trade Review"A fascinating journey into the worlds of five of the most influential religious leaders in the United States. Holy Mavericks provides an open window to view change both in American religion and American culture. In reading this book, you will find that these five religious giants do not practice old time religion, and yet, ironically, they do. Holy Mavericks shows us how." -- Michael O. Emerson,co-author of People of the Dream: Multiracial Congregations in the United States"Introduces us to some of the most prominent religious innovators in the United States today‘savvy spiritual suppliers,’ as the authors saywho are skilled at recalibrating their messages and ministries to fit particular audiences. Religious scholars will welcome the attention given to cultural themes in the analysis, and the emphasis on more than just individual choice; general readers will be enthralled by the creativity of the producers but also appalled at the captivity of religious faith to contemporary culture." -- Wade Clark Roof,University of California at Santa Barbara"Takes us beyond the scandal-mongering and speculation so common in popular media coverage of religion to provide a deeper level of insight into some of the most influential ministries in the spiritual marketplace of American religion today. Combining keen sociological analysis with crucial historical contextualization, Lee and Sinitiere explain what have been the keys to the relative successes of these ministries' leaders as individuals willing to ‘do business’ outside of traditional ministerial boundaries in a variety of ways. . . . A must-read for those seeking to understand this intersection of faith, commerce, and politics." -- Milmon F. Harrison,author of Righteous Riches: The Word of Faith Movement in Contemporary African American Religion"The new book Holy Mavericks casts a wide net in its study of evangelical innovators . . . Co-authors Shayne Lee and Phillip Luke Sinitiere see [them] as helping to create the competition and vitality of Americas religious marketplace." * Religion Watch *"These evangelical innovators are household names, thanks in large part to their multimedia know-how, but they preach a conservative messageoften regarded as antiquated. Most important, their ministries supply existential fulfillment to existential demands. This book (especially the bibliographic essay "Theory of Religious Economy") will most appeal to scholars and students. However, curious readers will enjoy it as well. Highly recommended." * Library Journal *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1 Introduction 2 The "Negro Problem" and the "Yellow Peril": Early Twentieth-Century America's Views on Blacks and Asians 3 Estrangement on a Train: Race and Narratives of American Identity in The Marrow of Tradition and America through the Spectacles of an Oriental Diplomat 4 The Eaton Sisters Go to Jamaica 5 Quicksand and the Racial Aesthetics of Chinoiserie 6 Nation, Narration, and the Afro-Asian Encounter in W. E. B. DuBois's Dark Princess and Younghill Kang's East Goes West 7 Coda Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
£20.89
New York University Press Bad Pastors Clergy Misconduct in Modern America
Book SynopsisA range of perspectives and data on pastoral abuse, investigating sexual and financial misconduct, and political and personal abuse of authority. Rather than focusing on individuals, it investigates whether the foundation for malfeasance is inherent in religious organizations themselves.Trade Review"This book is extremely valuable. Shupe et al. have done an excellent job...highly recommended; it is a must-read." * Criminal Justice Review *"Goes far beyond the ‘bad apple' theory of clergy malfeasance. In this book sensitive, tough-minded sociologists ask why notorious predators have been able to exploit religious institutions and use them to cover up their violations. The clear-headed contributors not only communicate effectively with a wide audience, but also bring years of hard-won experience and training to help the rest of us understand how the misuse of clergy power arose and operates. Institutions that train professionalsseminaries, law schools, medical schools, academic centerscould profit considerably from the wisdom and implied recommendations found in these weighty chapters." -- J. E. Barnhart,author of The Study of Religion and Its Meaning"Bad Pastors raises all the good questions and provides many hypothetical answers, and for these reasons alone it should be read by all sociologists of religion with an interest in wrongdoings." * Sociology of Religion *
£70.30
New York University Press Bad Pastors Clergy Misconduct in Modern America
Book SynopsisA range of perspectives and data on pastoral abuse, investigating sexual and financial misconduct, and political and personal abuse of authority. Rather than focusing on individuals, it investigates whether the foundation for malfeasance is inherent in religious organizations themselves.Trade Review"This book is extremely valuable. Shupe et al. have done an excellent job...highly recommended; it is a must-read." * Criminal Justice Review *"Goes far beyond the ‘bad apple' theory of clergy malfeasance. In this book sensitive, tough-minded sociologists ask why notorious predators have been able to exploit religious institutions and use them to cover up their violations. The clear-headed contributors not only communicate effectively with a wide audience, but also bring years of hard-won experience and training to help the rest of us understand how the misuse of clergy power arose and operates. Institutions that train professionalsseminaries, law schools, medical schools, academic centerscould profit considerably from the wisdom and implied recommendations found in these weighty chapters." -- J. E. Barnhart,author of The Study of Religion and Its Meaning"Bad Pastors raises all the good questions and provides many hypothetical answers, and for these reasons alone it should be read by all sociologists of religion with an interest in wrongdoings." * Sociology of Religion *
£23.74
MP - University Of Minnesota Press Globalizing Family Values The Christian Right In
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsDivinity, data, destruction : theological foundations to Christian right international activism -- Constructing the global : the United Nations in Protestant thought and prophecy -- Nation, family, church : the Christian right global mission -- The deathculture goes global : international population policy and Christian right politics in action -- In defense of the natural family : doctrine, disputes, and devotion at the World Congress of Families II Conference -- The gender agenda : women's rights, radical feminism, and homosexuality.
£19.94
John Wiley & Sons Faith in Conservation
Book SynopsisFaiths can take direct action by leadership in the initiation of conservation projects, and they can seek to persuade their members that each individual has a moral obligation to contribute to the ecological conservation. This work describes the logic for conservation afforded by the major faiths.
£16.10
Fordham University Press Ecospirit
Book SynopsisWith a fresh, transdisciplinary approach, this title aims to probe the possibility of a green shift radical enough to permeate the ancient roots of our sensibility and the social sources of our practice. It explores our sense of how to proceed in the face of an ecological crisis that demands fresh thinking and acting.Trade Review"The convenors and editors chose to focus on the relation between environmentalism and post-modernism, an increasingly important engagement for eco-theology." -ESSSAT-News "This book is a rare combination of intelligence and vision. Its essays deserve to be read--and reread--by scholars of religion, environmentalists, students, and anyone who values the sacredness of the earth." -- -Roger S. Gottlieb author of A Greener Faith: Religious Environmentalism and our Planet's Future and A Spirituality of Resistance; Worcester Polytechnic Institute "Ecospirit is best described as state-of-the-art in its field. All the essays in Ecospirit start at the cutting edge of the interdisciplinary responses to the ecological crisis and push critical questions about the effectiveness of contemporary scholarship and activism." -Comptes rendus "This wide-ranging volume embraces poetry, interfaith liturgies, ecological readings of biblical and theological texts, and philosophical analyses of our place in the natural world, all in the service of transforming our ecological attitudes and practices." -The Christian Century "... an inclusive affirmation of the need for and the commitment to change." -ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment "Ecospirit inspires new converstaions and opens fresh avenues of insight contributing to Creation's healing." -- -Norman Wirzba Georgetown College "Challenging, inspiring, and subversive." -- -David Barnhill University of Wisconsin Oshkosh "Essays that offer a theological perspective on the environment and its protection." -The Chronicle of Higher Education "A remarkable volume, given the current debate and eco-crisis." OR "Ecospirit is cutting-edge work for just the right moment! Every direction taken in this collection moves the discussion forward in re-theorizing nature, our place in it, and our critical practices. I strongly will use this volume at every opportunity." -- -Larry Rasmussen Union Theological Seminary
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Fordham University Press Live Long and Prosper
Book SynopsisAre Black megachurches more focused on prosperity than people? Live Long and Prosper examines some of their motivations and programs in light of Prosperity or “Health and Wealth” Theology. It considers how Black megachurches address two pressing social problems among Blacks – HIV/AIDS (a “health” issue) and poverty (a “wealth” issue) – as well as influential church and clergy dynamics.Trade Review"This new study of the black megachurch phenomenon asks whether such megachurches are more focused on prosperity than on people." -Publishers Weekly "A rich ideological analysis of black megachurches from within comparative theological frames that include social gospel, liberation, prophetic, and prosperity gospel in relation to 'calling' and 'corner.'" -- -Victor Anderson Vanderbilt University "A pioneering work! Dr. Barnes offers us a vitally important contribution, not only for black church scholarship, but for sociology of culture, sociology of religion, with implications in social movement theory, urban sociology, and American studies." -- -Shayne Lee University of Houston
£71.10
Fordham University Press Live Long and Prosper
Book SynopsisAre Black megachurches more focused on prosperity than people? Live Long and Prosper examines some of their motivations and programs in light of Prosperity or “Health and Wealth” Theology. It considers how Black megachurches address two pressing social problems among Blacks – HIV/AIDS (a “health” issue) and poverty (a “wealth” issue) – as well as influential church and clergy dynamics.Trade Review"This new study of the black megachurch phenomenon asks whether such megachurches are more focused on prosperity than on people." -Publishers Weekly "A rich ideological analysis of black megachurches from within comparative theological frames that include social gospel, liberation, prophetic, and prosperity gospel in relation to 'calling' and 'corner.'" -- -Victor Anderson Vanderbilt University "A pioneering work! Dr. Barnes offers us a vitally important contribution, not only for black church scholarship, but for sociology of culture, sociology of religion, with implications in social movement theory, urban sociology, and American studies." -- -Shayne Lee University of Houston
£21.59
Fordham University Press Empowering the People of God
Book SynopsisA collection of essays tracing the development of selected Catholic lay apostolates in the decades before and after the Second Vatican Council. Contributors demonstrate how Catholic Action that functioned as an auxiliary of the American bishops gave way to groups more inclined to challenge episcopal authority during the 1960s and 1970s.Trade Review"Empowering the People of God is a major contribution to the "lived history" of Vatican II for the American Catholics. Catholics changed and the changes made a difference for the country as well as the Church. These thoroughly researched essays demonstrate that lay empowerment was taking place before the Council. The Council persuaded lay leaders that "the shaping of the Church's future was in their hands". How they handled those rising expectations is then the theme of six well chosen case studies. Anyone who wants to understand American Catholics must consider the history provided by this excellent book." -- -David O'Brien Professor Emeritus, College of the Holy Cross, and Distingusihged Visiting Professor at Large, University of Dayton "I think a broad audience will enjoy this book about the practice of Catholic Action in America. It deals with Pope Pius Xl's call for the laity to engage in "Catholic Action" by assisting the clergy in carrying out the Vatican's definition of the Church's worldly mission, including its commitment to social justice. Millions of the faithful responded to this call, dutifully in he 1930s and 1940s and zealously after mid-century. The introduction to the book deftly contextualizes both periods of Catholic Action, and the essays explore the diversity of the activists reactions to this opportunity. Briefly put, the activists before mid-century conformed to the Pope's charge without challenging the Vatican's authority to define their options. But after 1950, in the new age of cultural individualism in American society and its institutions, the activists opted for the maximum feasible participation of the laity in the definition and implementation of the mission of the Church, a phenomenon that yielded todays' tripartite struggle, laic and clerical , among conservatives, liberals, and moderates for ascendancy in America's largest and perhaps its most quintessentially urban branch of Christianity." -- -Zane Miller Charles Phelps Taft Professor of History Emeritus, University of Cincinnati, and co-editor, The Urban Life, Landscape, and Policy Series "Empowering the People of God gives a nuanced, complicated, insightful portrait of Catholic Action as a spectrum rather than a monolith. The volume is timely, not just for historians of American Catholicism, but also for those seeing to understand the deeper backstory to the contesting definitions of authority in the Church in the present moment." -- -Amy L. Koehlinger Oregon State UniversityTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction: Jeffrey Burns Part One: Catholic Action 1. Catholic Action in the Archdiocese of New York: The Case of the Catholic Club of New York City (Patrick J. Hayes) 2. The Liturgical Movement and Catholic Action: Women Living the Liturgical Life in the Lay Apostolate (Katharine E. Harmon) 3. "The Priesthood of the Layman": Catholic Action in the Archdiocese of San Francisco (William Issel) 4. From Participation to Community: John Courtney Murray's American Justification for Catholic Action (Christopher Denny) 5. Azzione Cattolica in an American Setting: The Society of Saint Charles-Scalabrinians and Catholic Action (Mary Elizabeth Brown) Part Two: The People of God 6. Relevant Transformations: The Young Women of the Extension Lay Volunteers, 1961-1971 (Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello) 7. Reaching Out to the People of God: The Implications of Renewal for the Sisters of Mercy in Parish Schools (Mary Beth Fraser Connolly) 8. "This is Our Challenge! We will Pursue It": The National Council of Catholic Women, the Feminist Movement, and the Second Vatican Council, 1960-1975 (Mary Henold) 9. Who Will Guard the Guardians? Church Government and the Ecclesiology of the People of God, 1965-1969 (Jeremy Bonner) 10. Empowering the People of God: John Cardinal Dearden's Church of Tomorrow (Samuel J. Thomas) 11. Christian Unity, Lay Authority, and the People of God: The Community of Christ Our Brother in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, 1967-1969 (Andrew Moore)
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Sermon Outlines on Faith Hope and Love
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Sermon Outlines on Revival Themes
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Sermon Outlines on Great Doctrinal Themes
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