SECULAR PRIEST IN THE NEW CHURCH

by Gerard S.-Ed. Sloyan ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

The forgotten man of the post-conciliar Church very often is the secular priest working at the parish level. He is bound, on the one hand, by centuries of tradition; on the other, he is expected to be abreast of and sympathetic to every new theological (or emotional) wind that sweeps through the Church. This book is designed to remove some of the confusion with respect to the secular--i.e., parish-priest's position. Each of the thirteen essays touches on some vital aspect of priestly service, and each has been written by an authority in the field. (Thus, it is neither surprising nor particularly detrimental to the book that there exist strong differences of opinion among the contributors.) Among the essayists are such distinguished ""names"" of American Catholicism as Gerard Sloyan, Andrew Greeley, John Tracy Ellis (whose ""The Priest and the Intellectual Life"" is the most challenging chapter in the collection), Bishop John K. Mussio, and Rosemary Ruether. The audience for this book is evident; within its confines, it should do quite well.

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Publisher: Herder & Herder

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1967

Categories: NONFICTION