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Catholics, conflicts and choices : an exploration of power relations in the Catholic Church / Angela Coco.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Routledge, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781317544685
  • 1317544684
  • 9781317544678
  • 1317544676
  • 9781317544661
  • 1317544668
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Catholics, Conflicts and Choices : An Exploration of Power Relations in the Catholic Church.DDC classification:
  • 282.082 23
LOC classification:
  • BX2347.8.W6
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
pt. I. Experience and knowledge -- pt. II. Catholic experiences of power -- pt. III. Gender work in Christ's household.
Summary: Many Catholics today are disenchanted with the Church''s continuing distrust of women and laity. But, despite this widespread dissatisfaction, traditional power relations have hardly changed over the last century. ""Catholics, Conflicts and Choices"" presents detailed interviews with lay people, priests, Sisters, and Christian Brothers, each discussing their personal struggles with church teachings and practices. The conversations are selected to illustrate different experiences of power relations - particularly different aspects of gender dynamics - within the organisational structures of
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Item type Current library Call number URL Status Notes Barcode
eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)846599

Originally published: Acumen, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 19, 2014).

pt. I. Experience and knowledge -- pt. II. Catholic experiences of power -- pt. III. Gender work in Christ's household.

Many Catholics today are disenchanted with the Church''s continuing distrust of women and laity. But, despite this widespread dissatisfaction, traditional power relations have hardly changed over the last century. ""Catholics, Conflicts and Choices"" presents detailed interviews with lay people, priests, Sisters, and Christian Brothers, each discussing their personal struggles with church teachings and practices. The conversations are selected to illustrate different experiences of power relations - particularly different aspects of gender dynamics - within the organisational structures of