Priesthood by A T Lane
Priests have been in the news quite a lot. The news hasn't always been good. Thomas Lane makes it clear that every priest is ordained to bring good news and to be good news. Since the days of his own preparation for priesthood much has changed. We no longer speak about tonsure, minor orders and subdiaconate. Many countries have permanent deacons. Lay people are receiving the ministries of lector and acolyte. The number of priests in the older Catholic countries continues to decline. ministry. In three chapters, he shows how all the baptised are called to be a priestly, prophetic and kingly people. In the other two chapters he indicates ways in which priests help to activate this call. He has no easy solutions for the tensions in priestly ministry today. But he is convinced that good priests will shape a good priestly people and a good priestly people will shape good priests.David J. Smith is a lecturer in Contemporary History and International Relations and a member of the Baltic Research Unit at the Department of European Studies, University of Bradford, UK. Artis Pabriks is a lecturer at the University of Latvia and Vidzeme University College, Latvia and a frequent political analyst for Latvia's mass media. Aldis Purs is a lecturer at Vidzeme University College, Latvia, having previously compteted a Research Fellowship at the Woddorwo Wilson Centre for International Studies, USA. Thomas Lane is a lecturer in European history and a member of the Baltic Research Unit at the Department of European Studies, University of Bradford, UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781856074964 |
| ISBN 10 | 185607496X |
| Title | Priesthood |
| Author | A T Lane |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Columba Books |
| Year published | 2005-05-14 |
| Number of pages | 56 |
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