Description: "In a world transformed by secularization and globalization, torn by stark political and social distrust, and ravaged by war and pandemic, Christians are facing a crisis of faith. In The Afternoon of Christianity, Tomas Halik reflects on past and present challenges confronting Christian faith, drawing together strands from the Bible, historic Christian theology, philosophy, psychology, and classic literature. In the process, he reveals the current crisis as a crossroads: one road leads toward division and irrelevance, while the other provides the opportunity to develop a deeper, more credible and mature form of church, theology, and spirituality--an afternoon epoch of Christianity."--inside flap.
Brief description:
Gerald Turner has translated numerous Czech authors, including Václav Havel, Ivan Klíma, and Ludvík Vaculík, among others. He received the US PEN Translation Award in 2004.
Review Quotes:
"Halík is calling for exactly what Cooke thought we needed exactly fifty years ago.... The self-surrender of the Church is the way forward to its self-transcendence... I think he is certainly of the opinion that without such a radical shift, our future as a Church is perilous indeed." --Commonweal