A Voice of Their Own: The Authority of the Local Parish - Softcover

Clark, William A.

 
9780814652183: A Voice of Their Own: The Authority of the Local Parish
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0814652182 ISBN 13: 9780814652183
Verlag: LITURGICAL PR, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

"Examines 'community,' intimacy,' and 'authority' in the church at the formative, local ecclesial level; examines contributions of several theologians; concludes that a deeper appreciation for the enormous, practical authority of local communities can help ground a renewal of the church's self-understanding"--Provided by publisher.

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William A. Clark, SJ, STD, teaches in the department of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, where he teaches courses in Catholicism, Christian prayer, and the church. In addition to his academic work on the role of local church communities, Father Clark has extensive experience in parish pastoral work, retreat direction, and music ministry.

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Much of what the church is, does, and teaches, unfolds at the local level where most Christians form their understanding of church. In light of three parish studies, William Clark, S.J., examines community, intimacy, and authority, and claims that a fundamental aspect of ecclesial authority resides in the local community. He incorporates theological challenges and supports for this view in the work of Karl Rahner, Joseph Ratzinger, and Walter Kasper, and concludes that a deeper appreciation for the practical authority of local communities can help ground a much-needed renewal of the church?s self-understanding. Chapters are ?Church and the Local Community,? ?Church, in Three Places,? ?The Problem of Community,? ?Intimacy, Authenticity, and the Foundations of Community,? ?Authority: Authentic Christian Life Speaks to the Church,? ?Local Authority and The ?Priority of the Universal,?? ?Local Community and the Church?s Mission: The Work of Karl Rahner,? and ?Local Community and the Exercise of Authority: A Summary and a Look Ahead.? ?This book is valuable for theological reflection in a course on pastoral ministry or the theology of the parish. It is also a worthwhile read for pastors and parish staffs who are struggling with their own issues of community, intimacy, and authority in the parishes in which they serve.? Catholic Studies? . . . anyone reflecting on the church as a ?communion of local churches? needs to read this book.? Worship?A Voice of Their Own: The Authority of the Local Parish should be required reading for all Catholics concerned about the church, in particular by every Catholic parish pastor, every seminarian and every lay minister.? In The Vineyard?This organized book is one of the best I have read.? Catholic Library World?Authority in the church is usually understood in connection with hierarchies and structures, and centered far from the day-to-day experiences of ordinary believers. But Jesuit Fr. Williams Clark, S.J., argues that the authority of the universal church is shaped, and made real and concrete, through the ongoing life of the local church community in his A Voice of their Own: The Authority of the Local Parish.? Crux of the News

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Verlag
LITURGICAL PR
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0814652182
ISBN 13 
9780814652183
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
222
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