The deacon reader
By: edited by James Keating.
Contributors: Keating, James.
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
Subjects: Deacons -- Catholic Church.
Description: "The essays collected in this book aim to give the reader an overview of the theological and pastoral nature of the diaconate and thus to clarify the fundamental identity of the deacon, for those who are discerning such a call as aspirants and those who are already candidates for the office." --From Introduction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Historical and theological foundations for diaconal identity; title: Pastoral foundations for diaconal identity; title: Sociological foundations for diaconal identity and marriage.