{"product_id":"to-change-the-church-pope-francis-and-the-future-of-catholicism-9781501146930","title":"To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ecolumnist and one of America's leading conservative thinkers considers Pope Francis's efforts to change the church he governs in a book that is \"must reading for every Christian who cares about the fate of the West and the future of global Christianity\" (Rod Dreher, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Benedict Option\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936, today Pope Francis is the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis's stewardship of the Church, while perceived as a revelation by many, has provoked division throughout the world. \"If a conclave were to be held today,\" one Roman source told \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \"Francis would be lucky to get ten votes.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In his \"concise, rhetorically agile...adroit, perceptive, gripping account (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), Ross Douthat explains why the particular debate Francis has opened--over communion for the divorced and the remarried--is so dangerous: How it cuts to the heart of the larger argument over how Christianity should respond to the sexual revolution and modernity itself, how it promises or threatens to separate the church from its own deep past, and how it divides Catholicism along geographical and cultural lines. Douthat argues that the Francis era is a crucial experiment for all of Western civilization, which is facing resurgent external enemies (from ISIS to Putin) even as it struggles with its own internal divisions, its decadence, and self-doubt. Whether Francis or his critics are right won't just determine whether he ends up as a hero or a tragic figure for Catholics. It will determine whether he's a hero, or a gambler who's betraying both his church and his civilization into the hands of its enemies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A balanced look at the struggle for the future of Catholicism...\u003ci\u003eTo Change the Church\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating look at the church under Pope Francis\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e). Engaging and provocative, this is \"a pot-boiler of a history that examines a growing ecclesial crisis\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4139050\"\u003eRoss Douthat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501146930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501146939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO018000\"\u003eReligious\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL010000\"\u003eChristianity | Catholic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS037070\"\u003eModern | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoss Douthat is a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eop-ed page. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTo Change the Church\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBad Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePrivilege\u003c\/i\u003e, and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eGrand New Party\u003c\/i\u003e. Before joining the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, he was a senior editor for the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the film critic for \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and he cohosts the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's weekly op-ed podcast, \u003ci\u003eThe Argument\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New Haven with his wife and four children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42660616995053,"sku":"9781501146930","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_7ecfad53-efb2-4b12-b64e-ca302bc1da6a.jpg?v=1649353337","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/to-change-the-church-pope-francis-and-the-future-of-catholicism-9781501146930","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}