Religious Life and Priesthood: Perfectae Caritatis, Optatam Totius, Presbyterorum Ordinis by Maryanne Confoy
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- Pub. Date: July 2008
- 348pp
- Sales Rank: 233,313
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: July 2008
- Publisher: Paulist Press
- Format: Paperback, 348pp
- Sales Rank: 233,313
- Series: Rediscovering Vatican II Ser.
- ISBN-13: 9780809144549
- ISBN: 0809144549
Synopsis
This book examines the historical context, the key players and the implementation of the Vatican II documents on priesthood, training of priests and religious life. It offers a contemporary vision for and critique of ecclesial ministries for the 21st century.
• It gives an overview of the key issues related to each of the documents in terms of the history of the texts, their implementation and their fate.
• It offers an analysis of the issues related to ministry and ministering in today's church and a response to the directions being promoted by the Vatican, other academics and the ecclesial context.
• It offers some critique of the past and hope for the future.
Biography
Maryanne Confoy, RSC, a religious of the Sisters of Charity of Australia, is professor of pastoral theology at the Jesuit Theological College and the United Faculty of Theology in Melbourne, Victoria. She is visiting professor at the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry at Boston College.
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