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Book SynopsisThrough 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 Churchâs present condition and indicates directions the Church could take to begin addressing the multiple challenges it faces.
Trade Review[The Catholic Church in Ireland Today] showcased both a broad range of perspectives and a lively exchange of ideas designed to reach various audiences, from teachers and students to pastors and parish workers. . . .Throughout the essays, the writers agree the potential is great for an Irish Catholicism that otherwise stands liberated from long relationships to political power and social privilege. Using various approaches, the contributors assert that this is a time of tremendous opportunity for Catholicism, a time when it can discover both a more authentic and prophetic voice in Irish belief and practice. * Irish Times *
The volume is of great value to anyone desiring an understanding of the Irish Church today. It addresses the situation in a nonpolemical way and suggests that there is a way forward that requires recognizing the changes in Irish society. Highly recommended for college, university, and seminary libraries, and larger parish libraries, especially those which have large Irish-American populations. * Catholic Library World *
This collection is a clarion call. Intelligent and wide-ranging, it clearly demonstrates that the Irish Catholic Church needs a new kind of leadership and thinking. -- Colum Kenny, Dublin City University
Table of ContentsPart 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 Piękosz 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
