An American Emmaus

by Regis A. Duffy and Eamon Duffy

Book Overview

A penetrating study of the impact of culture on the Catholic Church in the U.S., and the importance of the Church to the culture. ""Emmaus,"" writes the author, ""is not only the name of a town in the gospel of Luke. It is also a state of mind."" He portrays the American Emmaus as an ongoing conversion walk of twentieth-century Christians who attempt to recognize the crucified and risen Christ within the complex and pluralistic cultures of the United...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608995348
• ISBN13: 9781608995349
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.0"