These essays offer a historically rigorous dismantling of Western
claims about the superiority of celibate priests. Although celibacy
is often seen as a distinctive feature of the Catholic priesthood,
both Catholic and Orthodox Churches in fact have rich and diverse
traditions of married priests. The essays contained in Married
Priests in the Catholic Church offer the most comprehensive
treatment of these traditions to date. These essays, written by a
wide-ranging group that includes historians, pastors, theologians,
canon lawyers, and the wives and children of married Roman
Catholic, Eastern Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox priests, offer
diverse perspectives from many countries and traditions on the
subject, including personal, historical, theological, and canonical
accounts. As a collection, these essays push especially against two
tendencies in thinking about married priesthood today. Against the
idea that a married priesthood would solve every problem in
Catholic clerical culture, this collection deromanticizes and
demythologizes the notion of married priesthood. At the same time,
against distinctively modern theological trends that posit the
superiority, apostolicity, and “ontological” necessity of
celibate priests, this collection refutes the claim that priestly
ordination and celibacy must be so closely linked. In addressing
the topic of married priesthood from both practical and theoretical
angles, and by drawing on a variety of perspectives, Married
Priests in the Catholic Church will be of interest to a wide
audience, including historians, theologians, canon lawyers, and
seminary professors and formators, as well as pastors, parish
leaders, and laypeople. Contributors: Adam A. J. DeVille, David G.
Hunter, Dellas Oliver Herbel, James S. Dutko, Patrick Viscuso,
Alexander M. Laschuk, John Hunwicke, Edwin Barnes, Peter Galadza,
David Meinzen, Julian Hayda, Irene Galadza, Nicholas Denysenko,
William C. Mills, Andrew Jarmus, Thomas J. Loya, Lawrence Cross,
and Basilio Petr .
General
| Imprint: |
University of Notre Dame Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
April 2021 |
| Firstpublished: |
2021 |
| Editors: |
Adam A J Deville
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
376 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-268-20009-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-268-20009-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780268200091 |
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