Faithful Dissenters

by McClory, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781570753220
• ISBN10: 1570753229
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Orbis Books

Summary

Faithful Dissenters tells the stories of people who took risky stands and sometimes paid heavily. Yet the benefits of their dissent have unquestionably enriched the church and all of us. They include:
-- Catherine of Sienna
-- Thomas Aquinas
-- Matteo Ricci
-- Hildegard of Bingen
-- John Henry Newman
-- Mary Ward
-- Yves Congar

All of these men and women had one thing in common: they loved the church. And the church they helped change now holds all of them in high esteem.

Author Biography

Robert McClory is associate professor of journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction: A Rich Tradition	1	(6)
John Courtney Murray: Religious Freedom Triumphant	7	(18)
Galileo: The Earth Moves	25	(15)
John Henry Newman: A Sense of the Faithful	40	(14)
Mary Ward: No Ordinary Woman	54	(13)
The Jesuits and Usury: A Doctrine Not Received	67	(11)
Catherine of Siena: ``Blind Is the Pastor''	78	(12)
Matteo Ricci: An Open Door to China	90	(15)
Hildegard of Bingen: The Feminine Divine	105	(14)
Yves Congar: A Passion for Unity	119	(14)
Creative Differences	133	(17)
Theodore: One Person, Two Natures	133	(4)
Hincmar: Vatican II Precursor	137	(2)
Thomas Aquinas: The Aristotle Mystery	139	(3)
Sor Juana: In Defense of Women	142	(3)
The Brothers Purcell: Slavery No More	145	(5)
Standing Firm	150	(11)
Mary MacKillop: ``The Excommunicated One''	150	(4)
Grossteste: ``I Do Not Obey''	154	(3)
Mother Guerin: Courage under Fire	157	(4)
Afterword: Costly Fidelity	161	(6)
Notes	167	(8)
Index	175