Goodbye Father: The Celibate Male Priesthood and the Future of the Catholic Church - Hardcover

Schoenherr, Richard A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195082591 ISBN 13: 9780195082593

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 2002

Synopsis

In the four decades ending in the year 2000, the number of priests will decline by 40% while the number of Catholics will grow by 65%. Schoenherr sees the priest shortage as the major force for change within the Catholic Church, and his book explores the reasons for the decline as well as its broad implications for the nature and control of the church. This book is intended for sociologists, theologians and church historians, particularly those involved with or interested in the Roman Catholic church.

About this title

Review:

"This book represents the life work of its author." -- American Catholic Studies

About the Author:

The late Richard A. Schoenherr was a member of the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. David Yamane is Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0195082591
• ISBN 13: 9780195082593
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 318