on re-energising the church in culture Nichols, Aidan. creator text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, Mich W.B. Eerdmans 1999 monographic eng

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xiii, 255 p. ; 24 cm. "Why has the Christian Church become so inconsequential today? What must happen for it to reclaim the influence it once had? In Christendom Awake a renowned Catholic theologian argues that if the Church is to again become a vital social force, it must regain confidence in its ability to transform daily life."--BOOK JACKET. I. Introduction: Reawakening Christendom -- II. Rerelating Faith and Culture -- III. Re-enchanting the Liturgy -- IV. Reviving Doctrinal Consciousness -- V. Relaunching Christian Philosophy -- VI. Reimagining the Christendom State -- VII. Reconstituting a Society of Households -- VIII. Resacralising Material Culture -- IX. Rethinking Feminism -- X. Remaking Religious Life -- XI. Rescuing the Holy Innocents -- XII. Reclaiming the Bible -- XIII. Reconceiving Ecumenism -- XIV. Resituating Modern Spirituality -- XV. Recentring on the End -- XVI. Epilogue: Renewing Priestly Mission. Aidan Nichols. Includes bibliographical references and index. Catholic Church Doctrines Christianity and culture BR 115.C8 N488 1999 230/.2 0567086739 99025714 DLC 990325 20111014105431.0 2362632