Serpent on the Rock: A Personal View of Christianity
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Book Overview
This book is an insightful analysis, from the perspectives of both clergy and laity, of the state of the Catholic Church in southern Ireland today. The book also attempts to unravel some of the moral complexities which have arisen in the wake of Vatican II.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0340586532
ISBN13:9780340586532
Release Date:January 1994
Publisher:Trafalgar Square Publishing
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Customer Reviews
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She called it like she saw it
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Alice Thomas Ellis was a tough British lady who took a long and cold eyed look at the state of the church in the years after Vatican II and she didn't like what she saw. She was horrified by the changes: priests who seemed more like athiests, nuns who were more concerned with validating themsleves that in serving Jesus, Masses that seemed more like a backwoods tent meetings and so on. She was not gentle in expressing her disgust and it's impossible to read the book without being shaken. Some people may find Ellis's tone too harsh but I saw her remarkable humor and wit amidst the fire and anger. It's a very good book by a clever writer. Its passionate but not gooey. If you can find this book--- I gaurantee you that it won't be in your local Catholic bookstore, don't hesitate to buy it.
The Roman Church and Modernism
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Ellis, a devout Roman Catholic herself, presents an outstanding essay on the modern Roman Catholic Church and its deviations from orthodoxy and sense. It is a gentle, loving but stern rebuke of modernism and relativism that has engulfed her church.
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