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The Francis factor : a new departure / John Littleton and Eamon Maher, editors.
- Title
- The Francis factor : a new departure / John Littleton and Eamon Maher, editors.
- Publication
- Blackrock, Co. Dublin : the Columba Press, 2014.
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- Description
- xxii, 211 pages; 23 cm.
- Summary
- The extraordinary impact of Pope Francis' election has been phenomenal by any standards, and particularly the way in which he has completely revitalised the Catholic Church in the public imagination. This volume of essays assesses the first year of the new papacy and seeks to elucidate what constitutes the 'Francis Factor.' What is it about this man that makes people reconsider their attitude to Catholicism and religion in general? Will he be able to effect change within an institution not renowned for its malleability? Is he all that different from his immediate predecessors or will he, like them, ultimately succumb to the tried and tested? Among the contributors to this book are theologians, historians, journalists, clergy, sociologists and commentators of the highest calibre. Their assessments of Francis are based on his Jesuit formation, life experience, writings, interviews, spiritual witness and human interactions. The result is a highly thought-provoking and readable account of Francis the public and private man. A year is an extremely short time in the history of the Catholic Church and it is astonishing that Francis' election in 2013 appears to have heralded an unprecedented new departure in the life of that institution. -- Provided by publisher
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- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Foreword / Seán Brady -- Introduction / John Littleton and Eamon Maher -- Francis : a view from the periphery / Patrick Claffey -- Bergoglio and the Buenos Aires connection / John O'Connor -- Some definitive 'no's' / Mary T. Malone -- Pope Francis and the challenge to Catholics / Michael Kelly -- Pope Francis the evangelist : a parish priest for the world / Alfred McBride -- Affable and unpredictable / Colum Kenny -- What can you expect from a Jesuit pope? / Jim Corkery -- The Francis effect / Brian D'Arcy -- Pope Francis : a pastor bearing witness / Louise Fuller -- Finally comes the mystic / Daniel O'Leary -- Pope Francis and the poor / Peter McVerry -- Discerning and evangelising from 'the ends of the earth' / Brendan Leahy -- Models of episcopal leadership : reflections on Pope Francis' approach to leadership in the light of Gregory the Great's "Pastoral Care" / Louise Nelstrop -- Pope Francis' journey : a journey for all of us / Len kofler -- A new pope : an outside appraisal / Richard Clarke -- The times they are a-changin' / Fáinche Ryan -- 'Beautiful morality' : a one-man Vatican III / Richard Rohr -- The revolution of tenderness : the theology of Pope Francis / Tina Beattie -- Pope Francis : architect of reform? / Michael Collins -- Pope Francis and the dictatorship of tolerance / John Waters -- Borrowing an idea from the Pope / Aidan Troy -- Setting us free : a personal view of Pope Francis / Willie Walsh -- Pope Francis : living the call to kenosis / Sarah Mac Donald -- Where is Pope Francis leading us? / Timothy Radcliffe -- Up from the underground / Donald Cozzens
- ISBN
- 9781782181460
- 1782181466
- OCLC
- 885312356
- SCSB-10680581
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- Harvard Library