{"product_id":"underground-church-the-non-violent-resistance-to-the-vatican-empire-studies-in-critical-social-sciences-volume-40-9781608462810","title":"Underground Church, The: Non-violent Resistance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince the 1970s, liberal American Catholics have sustained a Reform Movement to counteract the conservative drift of the Vatican and preserve and expand on the reforms of Vatican II. This book draws on a range of theory to analyse this movement, which is intent on creating a model of church that exemplifies Vatican II's open attitude toward the modern world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeries Editor’s Preface  Foreword by Ed Stevens Preface Abbreviations of Catholic Reform Groups Introduction  PART I: BURNED OUT, BUMMED OUT, AND THROWN OUT: PROGRESSIVE REFORMERS BEGIN THEIR WILDERNESS JOURNEY 1. Sower of Mustard Seeds: Call to Action  2. Rebuilding the Temple: Voice of the Faithful  3. Leaving Egypt: DignityUSA, Corps of Reserve Priests United for Service, Catholic Organizations for Renewal  4. Catholic Feminists Confront Goliath: Women’s Ordination Conference, Women’s Ordination Worldwide, Women-Church Convergence, Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual, Catholics for a Free Choice  5. Toward a New City of God  PART II: TESTING THE WATERS AND PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES 6. Prophets without Honor: Vatican II Pastors Are Disappearing 7. What, Therefore, Belongs to Caesar? Marginal Communities  PART III: NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND 8. The Catacombs Revisited: Underground Catholic Faith Communities 9. Something New Under the Sun? Underground Parishes-   Conclusion  APPENDICES Appendix A: Comparative Data on Vatican II Reform Organizations  Appendix B: Field Research  References Index","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359714902359,"sku":"9781608462810","price":25.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781608462810.jpg?v=1754125496","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/underground-church-the-non-violent-resistance-to-the-vatican-empire-studies-in-critical-social-sciences-volume-40-9781608462810","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}