Contents, Volume 10 #2

May/June 1992

Dossier

The Many Faces
of Authority

What are the sources of authority
and how is it exercised
in today's church?

Leader
True authority proceeds from community. Edward M. Hyland SJ (p.2)

Teaching Does Not Mean Ruling
The church needs dialogue on ordination of women. Bishop Kenneth Untener (p.6)

Society Is in a Crisis of Legitimacy
With the erosion of traditional forms of authority, the future is up for grabs. Reg Whitaker (p.9)

Spirituality for the Long Haul
It is essential not to allow the destructiveness of the present to defeat our commitment to achieve the ideal. Joan Chittister OSB (p.12)

The Bible's Ambiguous View of Authority
Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Moses, David and Jesus show the many faces of authority. Janet Somerville (p.14)

Cardinal Léger. Curtis Fahey and Jacques Monet SJ

Freedom Is Such a Christian Thing
Bishops, theologians and Catholics in general need room to express their views. An interview with André Naud (p.19)

Issues that Won't Go Away (p.22)

Abortion. Mary Jo Leddy NDS

Birth control. Cathy Mann

Celibacy. Martin Royackers SJ

Sorting Out Authority Ecumenically
Ecumenical dialogue is creating stronger bonds of universal communion. Jeffrey Gros FSC (p.25)

St. Catherine of Siena
Stubborn, engaging and dedicated to God, she turned her personal authority into diplomatic achievement. Mary Rose Donnelly (p.29)

Film

Dark and Exciting Streets
What contraband are city films like Terminator and RoboCop smuggling past the borders of the consciousness? Don Kerr (p.30)

Books

A Long and Terrible Shadow
By Thomas Berger. Reviewed by Michael Stogre SJ (p.34)

The Gulf Within
By Zuhair Kashmiri. Reviewed by James A. Graff (p.36)

Mr. Sam
By Michael Marrus. Reviewed by Gil Kezwer (p.40)

R.B. Bennett: The Calgary Years
By James H. Gray. Reviewed by Rae Murphy (p.42)

Features

Letters
Gregory Baum's hope, Socrates' questions and the technocorporate university. (p.4)

Points
Karma and dogma, Frye and Ballard, palaces and dunghills. (p.5)

Colloquy
As Jesus did it, foot washing can be a model of service and transformation. Catherine Berry Stidsen (p.33)

Compass Cryptic
Flopsy with the fashionable tail. (p.46)

Disputatio (p.47)

Canada has not lived up to its ideal of toleration. Amy Go