After the Heart of God
Subtitle: the Life and Ministry of Priests at the Beginning of the Third Millennium
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9781589795884
Subjects: Religion; Evangelicalism; Catholic church; Relations; Christianity
Description: What sort of priest is needed for the third millennium? The cultural and ecclesial landscape has changed so dramatically over the past fifty years. There are new and challenging forces at work influencing the direction of culture, and bearing in on the Church. The priest stands at the intersection of these forces as they play out in the lives of Catholics. Now is the time to consider the identity, character, human reality, pastoral orientation and the spiritual life of priests. Author Julian Porteous doesjust this in After the Heart of God, also considering new signs of hope emerging in the Ch.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: After the Heart of God; Contents; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: The social context; Chapter Three: The ecclesial context; Chapter Fou: rSigns of new life; Chapter Five: The Church's reflection on thepriesthood; Chapter Six: Identity of the priest; Chapter Seven: The humanity of the pri; Chapter Eight: The living situation of a priest; Chapter Nine:The spiritual life of the priest; Chapter Ten: The pastoral ministry of the priest; Chapter Eleven: The future of the priesthood; Bibliography; About The Author.