Christian Order - March,1980

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March 1980 issue of the Catholic magazine Christian Order, edited by Paul Crane SJ, featuring a summary of contents and invited reader support. Highlights include essays and discussion on themes such as a new ecclesiology, the autonomous Christian, Marxism, humanism and Christianity, and liturgy and change. The editor reflects on the Holy Father’s position as “out on a limb,” while also providing subscription, donation, and address-change instructions for readers.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

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Pages68

Reading Time1 h 45 min

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Summary of Contents for March,1980

A NEW ECCLESIOLOGY?

THE AUTONOMOUS CHRISTIAN

MARXISM, HUMANISM AND CHRISTIANITY

AM I MAD OR ARE THEY?

LITURGY AND CHANGE

LATIN MASS SOCIETY AND NATIONAL PASTORAL CONGRESS

OUT ON A LIMB

BOOK REVIEW

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LIBRARY | | | | | | | | | Summary of Contents for March,1980 | | | A NEW ECCLESIOLOGY? | Dr.Eric de Saventhem | | THE AUTONOMOUS CHRISTIAN | The Editor | | MARXISM,HUMANISM AND
CHRISTIANITY | Zambian Church Leaders | | | | | AM I MAD OR ARE THEY? | J.C.L.Inman | | LITURGY AND CHANGE | Teresa Searle | | LATIN MASS sOCIETY AND
NATIONAL PASTORAL CONGRESS | Latin Mass Society | | | | MY DEEPEST THANKS to all those readers who renewed their subscriptions withsuch promptness,when reminded that they were due.Theirkindness in this matter has been instrumental in keepingChristian Order afloat during this most difficult time ofrising costs and postal charges.I would ask all those whosesubscriptions are due this month and the few whose sub-scriptions are outstanding from past months to renew,please,without delay. I want to thank from the bottom of my heart all thosewho have sent donations to Christian Order in answer tomy appeal made in the December and January issues ofthe magazine.Readers have been magnificent in theirgenerosity.I can never be sufficiently grateful.I have triedto thank every one personally.I take this opportunity ofthanking you all publicly and saying how grateful I am. I still need your help to get through this year.I wouldbe foolish if I did not tell you that;but we have comethrough so far and come through well,though we were ona knife-edge for some weeks.Please,then,continue to helpme as and when you can.For all you have done so far,mayGod bless you very specially this Easter. —Paul Crane,S.J. Contents Page 130 OUT ON A LIMBThe Editor 133 AM I MAD OR ARE THEY? J.C.L.Inman 137 A NEW ECCLESIOLOGY?Eric M.de Saventhem 152 LITURGY AND CHANGETeresa Searle 156 THE AUTONOMOUSCHRISTIANThe Editor 165 LATIN MASS SOCIETY ANDNATIONAL PASTORALCONGRESSL.M.S. 170 MARXISM,HUMANISMAND CHRISTIANITYZambian Church Leaders 190 BOOK REVIEW Paul Crane,SJ. If You Change Your Address: Please let us know two orthree weeks ahead if possibleand please send us both newand old addresses.Thank you. CHRISTIAN ORDER,MARCH,1980 Christian Order is a maga-zine devoted to CatholicSocial Teaching and incisivecomment on current affairs inChurch and State;at homeand abroad;in the political,social and industrial fields.Itis published ten times a year. It is published by FatherPaul Crane,S.J.,from 65,Belgrave Rd.,London,S.W.1.This is the sole postal addressto which all communicationsconcerning Christian Ordershould be sent. Christian Order is obtain-able only by subscription andfrom this address.In the caseof those desiring more thanone copy,these are obtain-able at the subscription rateand should be paid for Inadvance. The annual subscription toChristian Order is 21 In theUnited Kingdom and Republicof Ireland;$3.00 in the UnitedStates,Canada and Australia;elsewhere,according to theapproximate sterling rate ofexchange,in the currency ofthe country concerned or anyconvenient currency. Air-mail rates as follows:U.S.A.,Canada Indla,etc.-24.00,U.S.$8.00Australia—24.50,A.$8.00 N.Zealand—24.50,N.Z.$8.00 Christian Order EDITED BY Paul Crane SJ Out on a Limb? THE EDITOR IWONDER if,with the greatest respect,one could applythis phrase to the present position of the Holy Fatherwithin the Church.So far as I can see,it describes notinaccurately the situation in which he finds himself at themoment.I would like to try and explain why. Let me begin by saying that I am not referring primarilyto the dissent that underlay his American visit and thatappears to have diminished in no way since its close.WhatI have in mind is the tendency of the Progressive Secularistswithin the Catholic Church in that country to go their owndespite Pope John Paul’s words to the contrary;to waterdown what he said to suit their own self-willed ways.Inevidence,there is,for exampl

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Who is credited as the editor of Christian Order in this issue?

The issue states that it is edited by Paul Crane SJ.

What are the main article topics listed in the summary of contents?

The summary lists topics including a new ecclesiology, the autonomous Christian, Marxism, humanism and Christianity, liturgy and change, and discussions addressing whether someone is mad or whether others are.

What subscription and donation request does the editor make to readers?

Readers are asked to renew subscriptions due in March and to continue helping through the year; donations sent in response to appeals in earlier issues are thanked.

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