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The Tempest-Tossed Church

Being a Catholic Today
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The Tempest-Tossed Church by Gerard Windsor is a thoughtful exploration of Catholic identity. Through twelve compelling cameos, Windsor weaves together anecdotes, history, art, and literature to examine how one comes to faith, the character of Jesus Christ, the nature of God, and the complex realities of today's Catholic Church, including its scandals and divisions.
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In The Tempest-Tossed Church

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In The Tempest-Tossed Church, award-winning writer Gerard Windsor explores what it is to be a Catholic. Interlaced with twelve moving cameos, he entertains and stimulates with anecdote, history, forays into art and literature, and the occasional bit of gossip.

Starting with how you get religion in the first place, Windsor moves on to the Gospels and the personality of Jesus Christ, and the possibility of any relationship with him. He then grapples with the existence and nature of God, and winds down with the grubby present realities: the factions within current Catholicism, scandal, sexual abuse, argument and bigotry.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781742235318

Publisher: NewSouth Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2017

Country: Australia

Imprint: NewSouth Publishing

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 134.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 355g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Gerard Windsor studied Arts at the Australian National University and Sydney University, before briefly studying medicine. A former Jesuit, he is married and lives in Sydney. He has published ten books, including fiction, compilations of essays, and memoirs. He was awarded the 2005 Pascall Prize for Critical Writing, the same year he was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award for his novel I Have Kissed Your Lips (UQP 2004). His most recent book is All Day Long the Noise of Battle: An Australian Attack in Vietnam (Pier 9 2011).

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