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The commodification of religion and the challenges for Theology: reflections from the Irish experience
(Peeters-Leuven, 2006)
The symposium that gave rise to these papers set out to assess the core thesis of Vincent Miller's recent book, Consuming Religion. As Miller's text is written from the perspective of the USA, our task was to consider ...
'A constant word in a changing world’ Recognising and resolving tensions and tendencies in a postmodern context
(New Blackfriars, 2006)
This paper argues that the Catholic theological community is fundamentally divided on the question of what can be expected of 'the world' in terms of openness and receptivity to God's Word, and that recognition of this ...
'Our children, our church': significant problems
(The Furrow, 2006)
When published last December, the document Our Children, Our Church (hereafter OCOC) received a broad welcome. In recent months, however, it has come in for more detailed scrutiny as its practical implications have become ...
Priest and Bishop: implications of the abuse crisis
(The Furrow, 2006)
The fall-out from the clergy abuse crisis continues to reverberate, and nobody can even foresee all its long-term implications for the Church. What seems clear is that the crisis shows little sign of abating. One side ...
Of Bishops and Priests
(The Furrow, 2006-06)