The future church : how ten trends are revolutionizing the Catholic Church /

Allen, John L. Jr., 1965-

The future church : how ten trends are revolutionizing the Catholic Church / John L. Allen, Jr. - 1st ed. - New York : Image 2009. - viii, 469 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Trend one : a world church -- Trend two : evangelical Catholicism -- Trend three : Islam -- Trend four : the new demography -- Trend five : expanding lay roles -- Trend six : the biotech revolution -- Trend seven : globalization -- Trend eight : ecology -- Trend nine : multipolarism -- Trend ten : Pentecostalism -- Trends that aren't -- Catholicism in the twenty-first century.

Offers a forecast about the future of the Catholic Church and the implications of the changes that will occur, identifying ten important trends that will revolutionize the the policies, doctrines, and practices of Catholicism over the next century.

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Catholic Church--Doctrines--Forecasting.


Christian sociology--Catholic Church--Forecasting.
Twenty-second century--Forecasts.
Iglesia Católica
Iglesia Católica--Doctrinas
Historia del cristianismo

BX 1753 / A427f 2009

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