{"product_id":"church-sacrament-of-the-world-joe-egan-9781803748283","title":"Church, Sacrament of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eSix decades on from Vatican II, the Catholic Church continues to struggle with a crisis precipitated by clerical child sexual abuse. The faith of believers has been shaken and a chasm has opened between popular conceptions of the church and the theological ones prized by Scripture and Tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeking to bridge the chasm, this work approaches the church as  sacrament of the world . It underscores the need for continuing ecclesial reform while also insisting on the importance of mutual engagement between church and world, even when the relationship between them is strained and the questions arising are divisive. Among the most complex of those are ones associated with Paul VI's \u003ci\u003eHumanae Vitae\u003c\/i\u003e, an encyclical that was even dismissed by many committed Catholics. Yet, as history frequently does, questions that once appeared to be closed can reopen in surprising ways, thereby forcing us to grapple afresh with the mysterious workings of divine providence in ways that are quite challenging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Egan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803748281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803748283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Joe Egan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47305419686143,"sku":"9781803748283","price":60.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f710769b-0828-43e6-818d-1cc33bcaf679.jpg?v=1758830829","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/church-sacrament-of-the-world-joe-egan-9781803748283","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}