Toward a New Catholic Church: The Promise of Reform

Elaborating on "A Call for Vatican III" in his best-selling book Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews, James Carroll proposes a clear agenda for reform to help concerned Catholics understand the most essential issues facing their Church. He moves beyond current events to suggest new ways for Catholics to approach Scripture, Jesus, and power, and he looks at the daunting challenges facing the Church in a world of diverse beliefs and contentious religious fervor. His case for democracy within the Church illustrates why lay people have already initiated change. Carroll shows that all Catholics -- parishioners, priests, bishops, men and women -- have an equal stake in the Church's future.

Author: James Carroll
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Published: 09/01/2002
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.24h x 6.36w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780618313372

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/09/2002 pg. 63
Booklist 09/15/2002 pg. 182
New York Times 11/03/2002 pg. 24

About the Author
Carroll, James: -

James Carroll was raised in Washington, D.C., and ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1969. He served as a chaplain at Boston University from 1969 to 1974, then left the priesthood to become a writer. A distinguished scholar-
in-residence at Suffolk University, he is a columnist for the Boston Globe and a
regular contributor to the Daily Beast.

His critically admired books include Practicing Catholic, the National Book Award-winning An American Requiem, House of War, which won the first PEN/Galbraith Award, and the New York Times bestseller Constantine's Sword, now an acclaimed documentary.