Global Catholicism: Diversity and Change since Vatican II

by Ian Linden

Book Overview

"Every bishop and priest in the Catholic Church should sit down and read this remarkable book."& - The TabletGlobal Catholicismexamines the complex pressure the Second Vatican Council placed on the Roman Catholic Church and the counterforces that have mobilized in responce to its reforms. Ian Linden considers whether the Catholic Church has lived up to the promise of the Vatican II and whether it has come to terms with the challenges of pluralism,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023115416X
• ISBN13: 9780231154161
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher