Sorting out Catholicism : a brief history of the new ecclesial movements /

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 C...

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Main Author: Faggioli, Massimo
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2014]
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:xiii, 229 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780814683057
0814683053