Where Have You Gone, Michelangelo: The Loss of Soul in Catholic Culture

by Thomas Day

Book Overview

The bestselling author of Why Catholics Can't Sing returns with a brilliant and witty portrait of American Catholic culture that is sure to offend--and delight--everyone. "(Day) accurately and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824513967
• ISBN13: 9780824513962
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Crossroad Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Not quite as good as "Why Catholics Can't Sing"

In this follow-up, Day branches out from music criticism into the fields of church "renewal" and comparisons between the ole Latin Mass and the new vernacular Mass. It's not quite up to his other work. His writing style is a bit harder to follow and his points are more scattered. Sometimes he sounds like a union organizer for an organist guild. But it still is worth reading and he makes some extremely valid points. Everybody who is discontented with the state of Catholic worship should read this book and would probably agree with about 90% of it.

Even better than it's predecessor. . .

In this sequel to "Why Catholics Can't Sing", Mr. Day takes on the deplorable trends in church design and architecture seen in the last 30 years. Although his remarks are aimed at the Catholic Church, much of what he says is equally applicable to many Protestant denominations as well.In a world where utilitarian seems to be the name of the game, it is good to see that there are still those who appreciate beauty and tradition in their worship, and understand 'why' churches, erected to the Glory of God, should look the part.The angry tone Mr. Day displayed in his previous book is not to be found here, which is a wonderful improvement.As a clergyman, I strongly recommend this book -- even though it may, at times, be an uncomfortable read.