Finding the Voice of the Church - Rilegato

O'Brien, George Dennis

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ISBN 10: 0268037272 ISBN 13: 9780268037277

Casa editrice: Univ of Notre Dame Pr, 2007

Riassunto

Finding the Voice of the Church is written for a broad audience interested in the challenges facing the contemporary Catholic Church. These challenges are ones that should concern all Christians, not only Catholics. Noted scholar and commentator George Dennis O’Brien poses (and answers) three provocative questions: What is the proper voice of the church? Is there a voice of Christian faith? Can what is said about Christianity be fundamentally distorted by how it is said? Through his clear and relevant discussion of the basic content of Christianity, O’Brien concludes that the primary voice of Catholic Christianity, the papal teaching voice, must be radically “re-understood” if the Church is to be the proper medium and voice of the gospel message.O’Brien begins with the primary voice of the Church: baptism, gospel, and Eucharist. He contends that too much official teaching from the Roman magisterium to the local pulpit reverses the order of the ancient formula lex orandi, lex credendi (the law of prayer is the law of faith) and therefore misses its message. In the second part of the book, he turns to specific consideration of the papal voice as the teaching voice of the Church. O’Brien concludes with a series of practical suggestions for how the practices and institutions of the Church can again become the authentic voice of faith. This is a book all concerned Christians will want to read and discuss.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

George Dennis O’Brien is President Emeritus of the University of Rochester. He is the author of a number of books, including The Idea of a Catholic University.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of Notre Dame Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0268037272
• ISBN 13: 9780268037277
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 240