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Why the Catholic Church Must Change
A Necessary Conversation|
29,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Format: | |
| Veröffentl.: | 04.09.2014 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781442242555 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 226 |
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<span><span>Why do a third of the people raised Catholic in the United States no longer worship as Catholics? Why has the Catholic Church lost a credible teaching voice for many young people? Does the fault lie entirely with those individuals and with the secular culture? In </span><span>Why the Catholic Church Must Change,</span><span> Margaret Nutting Ralph first affirms that Catholics are called to seek the truth and to follow their well-formed consciences, not simply to submit mind and will to the teachings of the Magisterium. She then argues that the Catholic Church, which has been open to change in the twentieth century, must continue to be open to change in the twenty-first century: change in some of its teachings and in some of its practices.</span><span> </span><span>The Catholic Church has changed in the past and is being called to change in the present. Before that change can occur the Church must enter into respectful dialogue about pertinent issues, such as contraception, women’s ordination and homosexuality, and present practices. Ralph contends that Catholic culture, not just secular culture needs a critical examination.<br><br></span><span>Why the Catholic Church Must Change</span><span> engages the reader to enter into a necessary yet reasoned conversation about pertinent issues, such as contraception, women’s ordination and homosexuality, and present practices surrounding the Catholic Church. Margaret Nutting Ralph critically examines pertinent topics of not just the secular culture, but the Catholic culture, that affects both families and culture as a whole, and presents a model for how to discuss difficult issues in a respectful and thoughtful manner. Ralph successfully discusses the issues surrounding the Catholic Church with awareness that the church is not the whole body of Christ. The paperback edition features a new preface that explores the potential for change in the church in light of Pope Francis's first year.<br><br><br></span></span>
<span><span>As contentious debates swirl in the Catholic church about the role of women, abortion, sexuality, and more, author Margaret Nutting Ralph urges readers to see that past church teaching on these issues is not infallible. Contrary to popular belief, church teaching on key issues has evolved in the past, and Ralph makes the case that it should again. Ralph works through some of the most vexing questions in the church today, from homosexuality to contraception, outlining key scriptural references for each issue, exploring the history of church teaching, then looking for ways these teachings might evolve. The paperback edition features a new preface that explores the potential for change in the church in light of Pope Francis's first year.<br></span></span>
<span><span>Preface (updated)<br>1: The Role of the Teaching Catholic Church in Our Search to Know God and God’s Will<br>2: The Role of Experience and the Role of Scripture in Our Search to Know God and God’s Will<br>3: Can Catholic Church Teaching Change?<br>4: Contraception<br>5: Ordination and Women’s Role in the Catholic Church<br>6: Homosexuality<br>7: Abortion: Church, State, Conscience, and Effective Witness<br>8: Marriage and Annulments<br>9: Teaching Social Justice and Treating Employees Justly<br>10: Unity in the Body of Christ<br>Conclusion<br></span></span>
<span><span>Margaret Nutting Ralph</span><span> is the director of the Masters in Pastoral Studies degree program for Catholics at Lexington Theological Seminary. She has given numerous presentations on biblical topics to parish, diocesan, state and national groups throughout the United States, in Nassau and in Canada, including the East Coast Conference; Anaheim Conference; National Conference of Catechetical Leaders; Chief Administrators of Catholic Education; National Catholic Education Association; Gather Me a People Conference. She has published many books and articles on religion and the church, including </span><span>A Walk Through the New Testament: An Introduction for Catholics </span><span>(2009) and bestseller </span><span>And God Said What? An Introduction to Biblical Literary Forms </span><span>(2003).</span></span>
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