{"product_id":"9781472913159","title":"An English Spring: Memoirs","description":"When John Henry Newman spoke of his hopes for the renewal of the Church,  he imagined not only sunshine and the blossoming of new life, but icy  winds and torrential rain. His forecast of 'an English Spring' was to  prove remarkably far-sighted.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith affection and wry humour,  another English cardinal, Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, reflects on his Irish  Catholic roots and English upbringing, his training for the priesthood  in Rome, and his time as a priest and bishop during a time of  unprecedented turbulence and change. Then in 2000, at the age of 67,  with the Church worldwide engulfed by the sexual abuse crisis, he was a  surprise appointment as Archbishop of Westminster. He reflects frankly  on the mistakes he himself made and on how the Church has tried to  respond to the crisis, and he speaks poignantly of the terrible anguish  suffered by the victims of abuse by Catholic priests. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCandid and  informal, this unique memoir takes us behind the scenes of the dramatic  conclaves in Rome that led to the elections of Popes Benedict and  Francis, and we meet some of the remarkable characters who have shaped  the Church in recent years, including Pope John Paul II, John Carmel  Heenan, Derek Worlock and Basil Hume. Running through the story is  Murphy-O'Connor's passionate commitment to the family and to the  community, and to the search for Christian unity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn English  Spring\u003c\/i\u003e is the very human journey of a Catholic priest trying to live  out his faith and lead the faithful at a time of both opportunity and  turmoil and confusion. Honest and engaging, it reflects the humility,  warmth and charm of one of the best-loved church leaders of the last  fifty years.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130434601200,"sku":"9781472913159","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472913159_p0.jpg?v=1763599095","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472913159","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}