| Tracing the Cultural Legacy of Irish Catholicism: From Galway to Cloyne and Beyond Contributor(s): Maher, Eamon (Author), O'Brien, Eugene (Author) |
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ISBN: 1526129639 ISBN-13: 9781526129635 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Catholic - Religion | Christian Living - Social Issues - Religion | Christian Church - History |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book traces the steady decline in Irish Catholicism from the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1979 up to the Cloyne report into clerical sex abuse in that diocese in 2011. The young people awaiting the Pope's address in Galway were entertained by two of Ireland's most charismatic clerics, Bishop Eamon Casey and Fr Michael Cleary, both of whom were subsequently revealed to have been engaged in romantic liaisons at the time. The decades that followed the Pope's visit were characterised by the increasing secularisation of Irish society. Boasting an impressive array of contributors from various backgrounds and expertise, the essays in the book attempt to trace the exact reasons for the progressive dismantling of the cultural legacy of Catholicism and the consequences this has had on Irish society. |
