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A Lost Tribe (Paperback)
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A Lost Tribe (Paperback)
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A Lost Tribe is a novel that charts the role of the priest in
Ireland, from his exalted position to one of an endangered species.
The seminarians at St Paul’s are granted permission to watch the
opening of Vatican II, transfixed by the procession of bishops
‘vested in flowing robes’. Seduced by the power emanating from
Rome and inspired by the vision of the Vatican Council, these young
men sacrifice their instincts to a life in the priesthood. The
dream collapses when the Irish Church becomes unwilling to evolve
with a rapidly mutating world and unable to wield the power it once
had. Unable to cope with the pressures of ministry and no longer
fulfilled by their call, many abandon their vocation to seek a new
life. Mac, a spirited young student, is disillusioned with the
inadequacy of his seminary training and is expelled for a tryst,
while timid fellow priests share remedies for the collective
loneliness of their vocation. King’s daring novel offers an
insight into the conflicted life of the priest struggling with the
demands of a self-selected lifestyle and the isolation of clerical
celibacy. A Lost Tribe is a poignant study of an altered society.
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