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The Truth at the Heart of the Lie audiobook
- By: James Carroll
- Narrator: James Carroll
- Category: Biography & Autobiography, Personal Memoirs
- Length: 14 hours 6 minutes
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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The Truth at the Heart of the Lie Audiobook Summary
“Courageous and inspiring.”—Karen Armstrong, author of The Case for God
“James Carroll takes us to the heart of one of the great crises of our times.”—Stephen Greenblatt, author of The Swerve
An eloquent memoir by a former priest and National Book Award–winning writer who traces the roots of the Catholic sexual abuse scandal back to the power structure of the Church itself, as he explores his own crisis of faith and journey to renewal
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
James Carroll weaves together the story of his quest to understand his personal beliefs and his relationship to the Catholic Church with the history of the Church itself. From his first awakening of faith as a boy to his gradual disillusionment as a Catholic, Carroll offers a razor-sharp examination both of himself and of how the Church became an institution that places power and dominance over people through an all-male clergy.
Carroll argues that a male-supremacist clericalism is both the root cause and the ongoing enabler of the sexual abuse crisis. The power structure of clericalism poses an existential threat to the Church and compromises the ability of even a progressive pope like Pope Francis to advance change in an institution accountable only to itself. Carroll traces this dilemma back to the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages, when Scripture, Jesus Christ, and His teachings were reinterpreted as the Church became an empire. In a deeply personal re-examination of self, Carroll grapples with his own feelings of being chosen, his experiences as a priest, and the moments of doubt that made him leave the priesthood and embark on a long personal journey toward renewal—including his tenure as an op-ed columnist at The Boston Globe writing about sexual abuse in the Church.
Ultimately, Carroll calls on the Church and all reform-minded Catholics to revive the culture from within by embracing anti-clerical, anti-misogynist resistance and staying grounded in the spirit of love that is the essential truth at the heart of Christian belief and Christian life.
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The Truth at the Heart of the Lie Full Details
| Narrator | James Carroll |
| Length | 14 hours 6 minutes |
| Author | James Carroll |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| Release date | May 01, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9780593393987 |
Subjects
The publisher of the The Truth at the Heart of the Lie is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. includes the following subjects: change, reform, autobiography books, autobiography, autobiographies, biographies and memoirs, religious books, misogyny, patriarchy, sexual abuse, investigative journalism, sex abuse, power, scandal, faith, writer, journalist, journalism, catholic church, religion, catholicism, catholic, Catholic books, history books, history, memoirs, memoir, christian books for men, inspirational books for women, biography, biographies, christian, inspirational books, biographies of famous people, inspirational gifts, christian books, Biography & Autobiography, Personal Memoirs, Religion, Christianity, Catholic, Religion, Christian Church, History The BISAC Subject Code is Biography & Autobiography, Personal Memoirs
Additional info
The publisher of the The Truth at the Heart of the Lie is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The imprint is Random House Audio. It is supplied by Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The ISBN-13 is 9780593393987.
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This book is only available in the United States.
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