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THE FUTURE OF CATHOLICISM
COREN, MICHAEL
When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, became Pope Francis in March 2013,
there were almost 6,000 journalists in Rome to cover the Papal election. Some of them reported on the
conclave with expertise and empathy, but others -- either out of ignorance or an agenda -- insisted on
asking the same questions again and again: Is the Church going to change? Will the new Pope be
flexible? Is Catholicism going to adapt to the times and alter its teaching on same-sex marriage, abortion,
contraception, female ordination, celibate clergy, and divorce? Interestingly, these questions center on
moral and sexual issues rather than directly theological topics, but they are all based on the premise that
the Church is wrong, outdated, in need of fundamental transformation. In his frank style, Coren will
explain and outline why the Church believes as it does on many of the most pressing moral issues, giving
reasons for teaching and belief, and applying these to contemporary challenges. And for those areas
where the Church must change and establish reform -- the transparency of leadership and finance; the
competence of the curia and Vatican civil service; the approach the Church takes towards media, the way
it deals with the detritus of the abuse crisis; and its approach to the developing world band towards others
religions, particularly Islam -- Coren will offer insight into the faith's next steps.
RELIGION - CHRISTIANITY
SIGNAL
9780771023514
$26.95 HC
NOVEMBER 2013
208 PAGES
GADDAFI’S HAREM
COJEAN, ANNICK
Soraya was just fifteen, a schoolgirl in the coastal town of Sirte, when she was given the honor of
presenting a bouquet of flowers to Colonel Gaddafi, “the Guide,” on a visit he was making to her school
the following week. This one meeting—a presentation of flowers, a pat on the head from Gaddafi—
changed Soraya’s life forever. Soon afterwards, she was summoned to Bab al-Azizia, Gaddafi’s palatial
compound near Tripoli, where she joined a number of young women who were violently abused, raped
and degraded by Gaddafi. Heartwrenchingly tragic but ultimately redemptive, Soraya’s story is the first
one of many that are just now beginning to be heard. But sex and rape remain the highest taboo in Libya,
and women like Soraya (whose identity is protected by a pseudonym here) risk being disowned or even
killed by their dishonored family members.
BIOGRAPHY/CURRENT AFFAIRS
GROVE PRESS
9780802121721
$26.50 HC
SEPTEMBER 2013
272 PAGES
GARFIELD: CAUTION: WIDE LOAD
DAVIS, JON
The 56 th Garfield book.
HUMOUR
RANDOM HOUSE
9780345525963
$16.00 TP Original
SEPTEMBER 2013
96 PAGES