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Thomas Albert Howard

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“Apostle to the Disillusioned” — A Response to Tomáš Halík

I appreciate Father Halík’s response to my review of his book. Let me reiterate that it’s an impressive work replete with valuable insights and many nuggets of wisdom and sanity. Despite the criticisms that I offered, his and my analysis of contemporary Christianity/Catholicism overlap considerably. In wondering whether forces extrinsic to the church have caused…
Thomas Albert Howard
November 22, 2024
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“Apostle to the Disillusioned” — A Review of Tomáš Halík’s The Afternoon of Christianity

When an influential priest (the Czech, Templeton-­award winning author, teacher, and theologian Tomáš Halík) criticizes “ecclesiastical authorities” while seeking to advance the agenda of another ecclesiastical authority (in-deed, the highest of them all: Pope Francis, to whom the book is dedicated), one can’t help but be hopeful for or at least curious about the future…
Thomas Albert Howard
November 20, 2024
Review and Response

“Apostle to the Disillusioned” — A Review of Tomáš Halík’s The Afternoon of Christianity

When an influential priest (the Czech, Templeton-­award winning author, teacher, and theologian Tomáš Halík) criticizes “ecclesiastical authorities” while seeking to advance the agenda of another ecclesiastical authority (in-deed, the highest of them all: Pope Francis, to whom the book is dedicated), one can’t help but be hopeful for or at least curious about the future…
Thomas Albert Howard
November 6, 2024
Extended Review

A Response to Rick Kennedy

Rick Kennedy does me a great honor by reviewing not only my most recent book, but also, in a minor key, two prior ones and labeling them together a “trilogy.” Neither fame nor fortune have followed in my case, but I am pleased to be found, in Kennedy’s judgment, of writing a “thriller ... intellectual…
Thomas Albert Howard
January 15, 2018