American Church
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July 1, 2013
Russell Shaw details the changes necessary for the Church to survive in America . . .
American Church
Russell Shaw
Ignatius Press, 2013
240 pages, $16.95 paperbackSubtitled The Remarkable Rise, Meteoric Fall, and Uncertain Future of Catholicism in America, Shaw’s new book pulls no punches. Cultural assimilation, which was ardently championed by many great churchmen around the turn of the last century, has undoubtedly conferred many benefits on Catholics.
Their absorption into the secular culture of America, however, now threatens the Catholic identity of millions of faithful and of their institutions, such as schools, universities and hospitals. He offers thought-provoking suggestions about what the Church in America must do in the face of an ongoing decline that may threaten its very survival.
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