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The Pope Francis Agenda: His Teaching on Family, Protection of Life, Justice, Ecology, Women and the Church
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Books > Church > Church History
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| Author/Artist: |
DONAL DORR |
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9781847308399 |
| Publisher: |
Veritas |
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PAPERBACK |
| Price: |
AU$36.95 |
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Dorr’s book springs from an understanding that as Christians we are living in a critical moment in history. It is one that has the potential to unlock something quite fresh for the Church. He believes that the pontificate of Pope Francis offers an unprecedented opportunity for the new to emerge in the way we experience, understand and live out our Christian Faith in the Catholic Church. Dorr deliberately chooses the word ‘teaching’ in the sub-title of the book to emphasise the broad way in which Pope Francis exercises his teaching role, not only in his formal documents but through his many speeches, informal teachings, in the dialogues and planned conversations and his Sunday morning talks from the balcony of St. Peter’s. Dorr sees all these opportunities to speak and teach as forming a coherent whole.
The book is comprehensive and includes all the key issues of Francis’ pontificate; the defence of human life and of the family; the role of women in the Church; migration and trafficking; his condemnation of nuclear weapons; his insistence that simple everyday language should be used in translating the liturgy; his radical criticism of the present unjust structures of our world; and the crucial need to repair our damaged relationship with our planet. This book invites us to join with Pope Francis not only in reading the signs of our times but also in gaining a Christian response to many of these challenging and complex issues. Dorr succeeds in presenting Pope Francis as a man of deep faith and prayer, and a prophet for our time, both inspiring and challenging in equal measure.
Recommended uses:
Personal enrichment
Parish Study groups
Teachers of Religious Education in Senior years |
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