A church in crisis : pathways forward / Ralph Martin.
Material type: TextPublisher: Steubenville, Ohio : Emmaus Road, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: xii, 514 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781645850489
- 164585048X
- 9781645850496
- 1645850498
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 262.02 M382 | Available | 33111010472104 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Nearly forty years ago, Ralph Martin's bestselling A Crisis of Truth exposed the damaging trends in Catholic teaching and preaching that, combined with attacks from secular society, threatened the mission and life of the Catholic Church. While much has been done to counter false teaching over the last four decades, today the Church faces even more insidious threatsff,ff,,,ff,,f,,"ff,ff,,,ff,,f,,eff,ff,,,ff,,f,,"from outside and within.
In A Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward, Martin offers a detailed look at the growing hostility to the Catholic Church and its teaching. With copious evidence, Martin uncovers the forces working to undermine the Body of Christ and offers hope to those looking for clarity.
A Church in Crisis covers:
-polarization in the Church caused by ambiguous teachings
-initiatives that accommodate the culture without calling for conversion
-Vatican-sponsored partnerships with organizations that actively contradict the teaching of the Catholic Church
-and the recycling of theological errors long settled by V
pt.1. A church in crisis : A time of confusion and division -- Is there a solid place to stand? -- Is it all a game? The fog of Universalism -- The revolution continues -- How long will you straddle the issue? -- Is anyone responsible? pt. 2. Pathways forward: Seeing and not seeing -- Powers, principalities, and organizations -- Pastoral passivity. good shepherds and bad -- The signs of the times. pointing toward judgment -- A time for repentance -- A time for action -- The inexhaustible riches of Jesus. Participating in the prophetic mission of Jesus.