Sorting Out Catholicism: A Brief History of the New Ecclesial Movements

By Massimo Faggioli

Focolare, Community of Sant'Egidio, Neocatechumenal Way, Legionaries of Christ, Communion and Liberation, Opus Dei. These are but a few of the most recognizable names in the broader context of the so-called ecclesial movements. Their history goes back to the period following the First Vatican Council, crosses Vatican II, and develops throughout the twentieth century. It is a history that prepares the movements' rise in the last three decades, from John Paul II to Francis. These movements are a complex phenomenon that shapes the Church now more than before, and they play a key role for the future of Catholicism as a global community, in transition from a Europe-centered tradition to a world Church.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814683053
• ISBN13: 9780814683057
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"