Governance, accountability, and the future of the Catholic Church /
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| Imprint: | New York : Continuum, 2004. |
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| Description: | 240 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5046551 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: How did we get here and where do we go?
- 1.. Reflections on governance and accountability in the church
- 2.. Necessary but not sufficient: A response to bishop wuerl's reflections
- Part 1. Historical Perspectives on a Changing Church
- 3.. Myth, history, and the beginnings of the church
- 4.. Church law and alternative structures: A medieval perspective
- 5.. Reclaiming our history: Belief and practice in the church
- 6.. Constitutionalism in the church?
- 7.. It shall not be so among you! Crisis in the church, crisis in church law
- 8.. Episcopal governance in the american church
- Part 2. The Church Today
- 9.. Accountability and governance in the church: Theological considerations
- 10.. The sex abuse crisis: The view from recent history
- 11.. The impact of the sexual abuse crisis
- 12.. Financial accountability: Reflections on giving and church leadership
- 13.. "A haze of fiction": Legitimation, accountability, and truthfulness
- 14.. A new way of being church: Perspectives from asia
- 15.. Standing in the fire
- Conclusion: Monarchy, democracy, or "decent consultation hierarchy"?
- Notes
- Contributors
- Index
