John W. O'Malley

Catholic History for Today's Church (eBook, ePUB)

How Our Past Illuminates Our Present

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

We can't understand the issues swirling in today's Catholic church without understanding the past. In Catholic History for Today's Church acclaimed historian John W. O'Malley, SJ, illuminates some of today's most contentious issues-from celibacy to the role of the pope-through their history. In his characteristically engaging style, O'Malley's essays provide readers with an overview of each theme in history then explore how that past connects with life today. Many of the essays highlight his expertise on the papacy and the papal curia, as well as the significance and legacies of the Council of Trent and Vatican II. By taking a historical approach, O'Malley shows how contemporary issues arose, assesses where they are today, and suggests how they might be changed for the better. Catholic History for Today's Church takes an invaluable long view on topics that too often find us shortsighted.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781442250031
• Artikelnr.: 43808582

Autorenporträt

By John W. O'Malley, SJ

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I. The Papacy and the Popes 1 The Millennium and the
Papalization of Catholicism 2 Papal Job Descriptions: Yesterday and Today 3
Cardinals in Conclave: A Troubled History 4 Reform of the Papal Curia:
Historical and Theological Perspectives 5 The Beatification of Pope Pius IX
6 Two Popes: Benedict and Francis Part II. Two Councils: Trent and Vatican
II 7 The Council of Trent: Myths, Misunderstandings, and Unintended
Consequences 8 Bishops and Theologians at the Council of Trent: A Lesson
for Today 9 The Council of Trent and Michelangelo's Last Judgment 10 Ten
Sure-Fire Ways to Mix Up the Teaching of Vatican II 11 What Happened and
Did Not Happen at Vatican II 12 Dialog and the Identity of Vatican II 13
Two Councils Compared: Trent and Vatican II Part Three: The Church at Large
14 Some Basics about Celibacy 15 Were Medieval Universities Catholic? 16
Excommunicating Politicians 17 One Priesthood, Two Traditions Conclusion:
My Life of Learning