Reviews for Coming Catholic Church: How the Faithful Are Shaping a New American Catholicism

The average rating for Coming Catholic Church: How the Faithful Are Shaping a New American Catholicism based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-04-06 00:00:00 Deborah Panella I like the take of this convert to Catholicism and think the book is well-researched, even with its ambitious scope. The chapter on clericalism is especially on-target. I just don't feel the same hopefulness that David Gibson does. And, it might have something to do with me being a cradle Catholic -- and female. I don't see any sharing of power by the hierarchy; I see retrenching. I agree the church is at a crossroads. But I think the church's defensiveness makes it more likely it will ponder and nag itself into irrelevance than undergo a revolution "from below."

Review # 2 was written on 2019-11-29 00:00:00 Sandra Fauna Overall a decent book but dated (published 2002). However, worth noting is that many (if not all) of the suggestions that Gibson proposes as helpful to the Church have come about in various forms over the last 15 years or so.