© Columbia University Press
Global Catholicism: Diversity and Change since Vatican II
February, 2009
Cloth, 288 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-15416-1
$29.50
"[An] admirable new book." — Rupert Shortt, Times Literary Supplement
"Linden offers a detailed insider perspective of the Second Vatican Council and its roots and aftereffects." — Choice
"This book tells the fascinating and important story of Roman Catholicism's shift from a relatively Eurocentric to a more global Church." — Catholic Historical Review
"Anyone in need of a well-informed account of how a truly global church emerged from the Euro-centered ambiguities of the Second Vatican Council need seek no further than Ian Linden’s book. Written with intellectual energy and lucidity, Linden combines realism with a theologically judicious diagnosis of the church’s agendas and predicaments." — Denys Turner, Yale University
"This book treats a subject, global Catholicism, in a confident tone and from a base of great knowledge and sensitivity. I learned a great deal from reading this volume, and I found the experience stimulating, challenging, and edifying." — Timothy Byrnes, author of Catholic Bishops in American Politics
"Essential reading. Ian Linden pulls no punches about celibacy, liberation theology, Islam, and Roman domination. Global Catholicism is singularly informative and enlightening—not least because it is boldly honest." — Father Albert Nolan, author of Jesus Today: A Spirituality of Radical Freedom