{"product_id":"9781922239082","title":"Have Life Abundantly","description":"The world we know has been irrevocably shaped by certain major movements of massive significance: among them, the\u003cbr\u003eEnlightenment and Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, the French Revolution, and the American Revolution—to say nothing\u003cbr\u003eof lengthened life, heightened education, and awareness of women’s rights.\u003cp\u003eLargely untouched by the fundamental attitude of much of these changes is the Roman Catholic Church. It is probably the\u003cbr\u003eonly major global institution where the emphasis on a central monarchy has been steadily growing—the Roman papacy and\u003cbr\u003eepiscopal hierarchy. Change will inevitably come to the Church and that change will include the Roman Catholic Church. What\u003cbr\u003eis proposed in this book is a flexible shape that opens the way to such change, implemented immediately at grass roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo express it simply, gatherings of the grass roots folk for\u003cbr\u003eclergy-free small-group eucharists and more rarely for smallgroup\u003cbr\u003eclergy-free celebrations of reconciliation; the equivalent\u003cbr\u003eof current priests would focus above all on leadership in faith\u003cbr\u003ecommunities. Very basically, reality needs to be given to the\u003cbr\u003epriesthood of the faithful and emphasis given to the importance\u003cbr\u003eof leadership in faith communities. The shape that this reality and\u003cbr\u003ethis emphasis will be given will vary enormously in each culture\u003cbr\u003eand society. The need for some basic underlying direction is not\u003cbr\u003edifficult to discern.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ATF Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019530125552,"sku":"9781922239082","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781922239082_p0.jpg?v=1763633071","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922239082","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}