Sorting Out Catholicism
Subtitle: A Brief History of the New Ecclesial Movements
By: Massimo Faggioli ; translated by Demetrio S. Yocum
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Collegeville (Minnesota), USA
Language: eng
Translated from: ita
Translation of: Breve storia dei movimenti cattolici
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780814683057; 9780814683309
Subjects: Societies; History; Catholic Action; Catholic Church
Work titles: Breve storia dei movimenti cattolici
Description: Focolare, Community of Sant'Egidio, Neocatechumenal Way, Legionaries of Christ, Communion and Liberation, Opus Dei. These are but a few of the most recognizable names in the broader context of the so-called ecclesial movements. Their history goes back to the period following the First Vatican Council, crosses Vatican II, and develops throughout the twentieth century. It is a history that prepares the movements' rise in the last three decades, from John Paul II to Francis. These movements are a complex phenomenon that shapes the Church now more than before, and they play a key role for the future of Catholicism as a global community, in transition from a Europe-centered tradition to a world Church.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.